seethe

[seeth]

verb (used without object)

seethed , sod, seethed , sodden, sod, seething. .

1. to surge or foam as if boiling.

2. to be in a state of agitation or excitement.

3. Archaic.,  to boil.

verb (used with object)

seethed , sod, seethed , sodden, sod, seething. .

1. to soak or steep.

2. to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.

noun

1. the act of seething.

2. the state of being agitated or excited.

seethe

/ siːð /

verb

1. (intr) to boil or to foam as if boiling

2. (intr) to be in a state of extreme agitation, esp through anger

3. (tr) to soak in liquid

4. archaic,  (tr) to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling

noun

1. the act or state of seething

Other Word Forms

• seethingly adverb
• unseethed adjective
• unseething adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan; cognate with German sieden, Swedish sjuda

Word History and Origins

Origin of seethe¹

Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe

Synonym Study

See boil ¹.

Example Sentences

A seething Marco Silva told TNT Sports the decision to disallow King's fine finish was "unbelievable".

From BBC

Smith seethed in a post to X, daring Kennedy to “go to Annunciation School and tell our grieving community, in effect, guns don’t kill kids, antidepressants do.”

From Salon

Bass appeared to be seething as she spoke to reporters after Newsom’s press conference on Thursday, calling the raid in Little Tokyo a “provocative act” and “unbelievably disrespectful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Emotionally, however, he and Spears represent the public face of their respective generation’s completely understandable private seething.

From Salon

And they delivered, with a seething set full of menace and vigor.

From Salon

Related Words

• boil 
• bristle 
• flare 
• fume 
• simmer 
• smolder