Definition of seethe Seethe

/siˈð/ - [seeth] - seethe

We found 13 definitions of seethe from 5 different sources.

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What does seethe mean?

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Verb

seethes, seething, seethed  

seethe - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
  boil
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
  bubble over, overflow, spill over overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
  ferment cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
  sizzle burn or sear with a sizzling sound; "The fat sizzled in the pan"
seethe - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
  roll
  churn, roil, moil, boil stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
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"
seethe - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
  hum, buzz
  be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
  swarm, teem, pullulate be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • seethe (n.)
    To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh.
  • seethe (v. i.)
    To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • seethe
    sēth, v.t. to boil: to cook in hot liquid: to soak.—v.i. to be boiling: to be hot:—pa.t. seethed or sod; pa.p. seethed or sodd′en.n. Seeth′er. [A.S. seóthan; Ice. sjótha, Ger. sieden.]

Part of speech

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  • seethe, verb, present, 1st person singular of seethe (infinitive).
  • seethe, verb (infinitive).
  • seethe, noun, singular of seethes.

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