seethe

Seethe is to bubble up, or to become agitated or angry, or to move in a hectic way.

(verb)

When a pot of water on the stove with pasta in it bubbles up and boils, this is an example of a time when the pot seethes.
When a river is really rough and choppy, this is an example of when it seethes.
When someone insults you and you sit in the room growing angrier and angrier, this is an example of when you seethe.
A state fair bustling with people is an example of something that seethes with life.

See seethe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb seethed, seething

Origin: ME sethen < OE sēothan, akin to Ger sieden < IE base *sew-, to cook, boil > Sans hāvayan, (they) stew

intransitive verb

noun

the act or condition of seething

See seethe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb seethed seethed, seeth·ing, seethes

To churn and foam as if boiling.
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.
Archaic To come to a boil.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sethen, to boil

Origin: , from Old English sēothan

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