seethe

(sēTH)
intr.v., seethed, seeth·ing, seethes.

1. To churn and foam as if boiling.
2. 1. To be in a state of turmoil or ferment: The nation seethed with suppressed revolutionary activity.
   2. To be violently excited or agitated: I seethed with anger over the insult. See synonyms at boil¹.
3. Archaic. To come to a boil.

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

seethe seethe n.

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verb

1. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil: boil, bubble, burn, churn, ferment, simmer, smolder. See calm/agitation.
2. To be or become angry: anger, blow up, boil over, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage. Informal steam. Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one'sstacktop, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit theceilingroof, lose one's temper, see red. See feelings.

v

Definition: be very angry
Antonyms: be happy

IN BRIEF: To be angry and silently fixated on a problem.

Parents seethe when their children miss curfew.

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For a list of words related to seething, see:

• Angry, Emotional, Aggressive, or Passionate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - koge, syde, myldre

Nederlands (Dutch)
koken

Français (French)
v. intr. - bouillonner, bouillir, grouiller, être en effervescence

Deutsch (German)
v. - wimmeln, schäumen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κοχλάζω, αναβράζω, (μτφ.) βράζω από θυμό
n. - αναβρασμός

Italiano (Italian)
ribollire, essere in agitazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ferver

Русский (Russian)
смятение, кипение, кипеть, кипятить

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - hervir de cólera, estar furioso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sjuda, koka, myllra
n. - kok

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
煮沸, 翻腾, 冒泡, 沸腾

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 煮沸, 翻騰, 冒泡, 沸騰

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 끓어오르다, ~로 법석을 떨다, (사회 등이) 소란해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 沸騰する, 煮え立つ, 泡立つ, 煮えくり返る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقع, يغلي, يسلق (الاسم) غليان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רתח, תסס, געש‬

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