verb · transitive · rare

seethe

seethe · seethes · seethed · seething

котити, котитися, завертати

бурлить, кипеть, вскипеть, клокотать

kochen, sieden, sprudeln, schäumen

Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiledOf a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.

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UK/siːð/US/sið/

» Tom tried to act normal, but you could tell from his facial expression and demeanor that he was seething with rage.

Том старался вести себя нормально, но по выражению его лица и поведению было видно, что он кипел от злости.

Meaning

9 senses

(intransitive)Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
sieden
кипе́тьkipétʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
schäumen, sprudeln
бурли́тьburlítʹ, кипе́тьkipétʹ, вскипе́тьvskipétʹ
foam as if boiling
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
kochen
бурли́тьburlítʹ, клокота́тьklokotátʹ
be in an agitated emotional state
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.
бурли́тьburlítʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a place: to have inhabitants in an angry or disaffected mood; to be in a state of unrest.
(archaic, transitive)To overboil (something) so that it loses its flavour or texture; hence (figurative), to cause (the body, the mind, the spirit, etc.) to become dull through too much alcoholic drink or heat.
(archaic, transitive)To soak (something) in a liquid; to drench, to steep.
(obsolete, transitive)To boil (something); especially, to cook (food) by boiling or stewing; also, to keep (something) boiling.
(obsolete, transitive)Of the stomach: to digest (food).

Examples

13 sentences

Tom tried to act normal, but you could tell from his facial expression and demeanor that he was seething with rage.
ruТом старался вести себя нормально, но по выражению его лица и поведению было видно, что он кипел от злости. — odexed
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The square was seething with people.
ruПлощадь кишела людьми. — Wezel
deAuf den Platz wimmelte es von Menschen. — al_ex_an_der
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He talks to me, I seethe inside.
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The country seethed over the issue of national defense.
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Mary is seething with rage she feels unable to express.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

of a liquid or other substance, or a container: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot:

of a liquid, vapour, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling — see also foam, froth:

of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

of a liquid or other substance, or a container: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot:

of a liquid, vapour, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling — see also foam, froth:

of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state:

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English sethen, seeth (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”) [

The verb is derived from Middle English sethen, seeth (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”) [and other forms], from Old English sēoþan (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *seuþan, from Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to boil, seethe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-, *h₂sew-, *h₂sut- (“to move about, roil, seethe”).

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