seethe

seethe  (s)

intr.v. seethed, seeth·ing, seethes

1. To churn and foam as if boiling.

2.

a. To be in a state of turmoil or ferment: The nation seethed with suppressed revolutionary activity.

b. To be violently excited or agitated: I seethed with anger over the insult. See Synonyms at boil¹.

3. Archaic To come to a boil.

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[Middle English sethen, to boil, from Old English sothan.]

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seethe n.

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seethe

Verb

[seething, seethed]

1. to be in a state of extreme anger or indignation without publicly showing these feelings

2. (of a liquid) to boil or foam [Old English sēothan]

seething adj

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Seethe a boiling; an extreme state of agitation, 1606.

Example: seethe of patriotic feelings.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	seethe - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" hum, buzz be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" pullulate, swarm, teem - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
	2.	seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" boil bubble over, spill over, overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" ferment - be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments" sizzle - seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	3.	seethe - foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid" effervesce, fizz, foam, form bubbles, froth, sparkle - become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
	4.	seethe - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" roll roil, churn, moil, boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

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seethe

verb 1. be furious, storm, rage, fume, simmer, be in a state (informal) see red (informal) be incensed, be livid, go ballistic (slang), chiefly U.S. foam at the mouth, be incandescent, get hot under the collar (informal) wig out (slang) breathe fire and slaughter

verb 2. boil, bubble, foam, churn, fizz, ferment, froth

Translations

seethe [siːð] vi → hervir;

to seethe with anger → enfurecerse

seethe [siːð] vi → être en effervescence;

to seethe with anger → bouillir de colère

seethe [siːð] vi to seethe with (place) → wimmeln von;

to seethe with anger → vor Wut kochen

seethe [siːð] vi → ribollire;

to seethe with anger → fremere di rabbia