seethe
verb
\ ˈsēṯẖ
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seethed;
seething
Definition of seethe
(Entry 1 of 2)
2a
: to be in a state of rapid agitated movement
b
: to churn or foam as if boiling
3
: to suffer violent internal excitement
seethe with jealousy
seethe
nounDefinition of seethe (Entry 2 of 2)
: a state of seething : ebullition
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Examples of seethe in a Sentence
Verb
He seethed at his brother's success. We found ourselves in the middle of a seething crowd.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Lam Yik Fei for The New York Times As Hong Kong seethes with protests against China’s rule, Beijing is increasingly pressuring the business world to take its side. — New York Times, "China Pressures Business Over Hong Kong. Workers Get Caught in the Middle.," 18 Aug. 2019 And the team left the national stadium with manager Pep Guardiola seething to face questions about the cloud over City’s feat. — Rob Harris, The Seattle Times, "Financial case a cloud over unprecedented City titles’ feat," 18 May 2019 Growing up in a fearful environment under these men and witnessing their acts of violence left me seething with an inchoate rage that manifested throughout my life in a self-destructive pattern. — Vikram Zutshi, Quartz India, "Why do abusive men (and the women who support them) behave the way they do?," 19 July 2019 As the violence seethed, the bricks of the hospital came down. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "The Airplanes That Rescue Ebola Patients," 5 July 2019 Her parents drank, her mother yelled and her father seethed. — Sabrina Tavernise, New York Times, "How Elizabeth Warren Learned to Fight," 24 June 2019 Efforts to douse mysteriously fizzy, incandescent fires only made the conflagrations seethe with radioactive steam. — Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, "The Chernobyl Syndrome," 4 Apr. 2019 The tent shudders on its stout poles and the tent fabric strains at its triple-sewn seams, seething and popping. — Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, "Polar Light," 10 Jan. 2019 His results showed that the region seethed with mats of photosynthesizing, unicellular life forms long before the Cambrian explosion. — Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine, "Early Life in Death Valley," 24 Apr. 2014Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Australia's seethes at proposal to move BHP Billiton listing. — Bloomberg.com, "Your Evening Briefing," 4 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'seethe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for seethe
seethe
verb
English Language Learners Definition of seethe
: to feel or show strong emotion (such as anger) even though you try to control it
: to be in a state of constant activity
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seethe
verb
\ ˈsēt͟h
\
\
seethed;
seething
Kids Definition of seethe
1
: to feel or show great excitement or emotion (as anger)
The unjust criticism caused me to seethe.
2
: to move constantly and without order
Flies seethed around garbage.
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