seething 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of seethingnext
as in boiling

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verb

present participle of seethe
1
as in swirling
to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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2
as in raging
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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Recent Examples of seething
Adjective
As much excitement as the arrival of Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd has created for this WNBA franchise, there is just as much seething frustration within the organization at the city of Dallas over an agreement that was announced with great fanfare, only for nothing to happen. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026 The deliberate sparring during mealtime hides a palpable contempt the two warriors have for each other, further displayed as a seething hatred conveyed on Kirk's face as Chang departs back to Kronos One. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
Relentless, seething power propels you down the strip faster than your body and brain can cope with. — New Atlas, 13 July 2026 Ships collide furiously in a gray and seething Narrow Sea. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seething
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seething
  1. boiling
  2. swirling
  3. raging
  4. molten
  5. churning
  6. steaming
  7. sizzling
  8. whirling
Adjective
  • More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Definition of boiling
Verb
  • Questions are still swirling after a Sacramento steakhouse suddenly closed its doors, with a lawsuit from employees in tow.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That one image—blue oceans swirling with white clouds, landmasses without borders—reshaped the cultural imagination.
    — Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of swirling
Verb
  • There’s just enough teasing to allow the Elriel and the Gwynriel wars to keep raging for a few months.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The battle to convert data center networking to photonics has been raging since the ChatGPT moment kicked off the AI race.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of raging
Adjective
  • The rock contains a distinctive mixture of igneous minerals, formed when molten material cooled and solidified.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than dealing with molten salts and potential phase transition, 247Solar heats up ceramic pellets roughly the size of a golf ball.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of molten
Verb
  • Boise-area restaurants are churning, with a longtime Eagle Italian spot bowing out of its space soon, and a Hawaiian chain planting its flag in Kuna.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 Nov. 2026
  • America was at an ugly and gut-churning crossroads, with some already crudely resisting whatever democratic gains had come because of stacks upon stacks of movement protests.
    — Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of churning
Verb
  • Channel 4’s website doesn’t currently offer any episodes for steaming on demand.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kitchens with Vietnamese roots began dishing up teriyaki alongside steaming bowlfuls of pho.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of steaming
Adjective
  • As for capital spending, investors are eagerly awaiting the figure among all the hyperscalers as the sizzling race for AI compute has pressed companies to splash out $2 trillion in two years.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This week's quiz spotlights a Brooklyn shopping dispute and sizzling swimsuit moments.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sizzling
Verb
  • The love of two people wandering in the whirling blizzard, each in their own circle.
    — Yasushi Inoue, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The Cheesecake Factory notably did not acknowledge the political discourse whirling around it, and did not respond to CNN’s request for comment on the Tuscan mom aesthetic.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of whirling

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