noun · countable / uncountable · rare

seethe

seethe · seethes

A state of boiling or frothingA state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.

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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

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(countable, figuratively, uncountable)A state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.

Examples

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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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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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