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seethe
(sēth)v. seethed, seeth·ing, seethes
v.intr.
1. To churn and foam as if boiling.
2.
a. To be in a state of turmoil or ferment: The nation seethed with rebellion.
b. To be violently excited or agitated: I seethed with anger over the insult. See Synonyms at boil1.
3. Archaic To boil.
v.tr. Archaic
To boil (something).
[Middle English sethen, to boil, from Old English sēothan.]
seethe n.
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seethe
(siːð)vb
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. (Cookery) (tr) archaic to cook or extract the essence of (a food) by boiling
n
the act or state of seething
[Old English sēothan; related to Old Norse sjōtha, Old High German siodan to seethe]
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seethe
(sið)v. seethed, seeth•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to surge or foam as if boiling.
2. to be in a state of agitation or excitement.
3. Archaic. to boil.
v.t. 4. to soak or steep.
5. to cook by boiling or simmering; boil.
n. 6. the act of seething.
7. the state of being agitated or excited.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English sēothan, c. Old High German siodan (German sieden), Old Norse sjōtha]
seeth′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See boil1.
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Seethe
a boiling; an extreme state of agitation, 1606.Example: seethe of patriotic feelings.
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seethe
Past participle: seethed
Gerund: seething
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| Verb | 1. | seethe - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| 2. | seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" 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" |
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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, be pissed (off) (taboo slang), 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 Under the surface she was seething.
2. teem, be full of, abound, swarm, bristle, brim, be abundant, be alive with, be crawling with The forest below him seethed and teemed with life.
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seethe
verb1. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:
2. To be or become angry:
Informal: steam.
Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.
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Translations
هاج
seethe
[siːð] VICollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
seethe
[ˈsiːð] vi [boiling liquid, sea, lava] → bouillonner
(= be angry) [person] → bouillir
to seethe with anger → bouillir de colère
to seethe with rage → bouillir de rage
to seethe with anger → bouillir de colère
to seethe with rage → bouillir de rage
(= teem) [place] → grouiller
to seethe with people → grouiller de mondesee-through [ˈsiːθruː] adj → transparent(e)
to seethe with people → grouiller de mondesee-through [ˈsiːθruː] adj → transparent(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
seethe
vi (= boil) → sieden; (= surge) → schäumen; (= be crowded) → wimmeln (with von); (= be angry) → kochen (inf); to seethe with anger → vor Wut schäumen or kochen (inf); resentment seethed in him → er schäumte innerlich vor Groll; the crowd seethed forward → die Menge drängte sich vor; a seething mass of people → eine wogende Menschenmenge
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
seethe
[siːð] vi (liquid) → ribollire, gorgogliare; (street) to seethe (with) → brulicare (di)to seethe or be seething with anger → schiumare or fremere di rabbia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995