seething Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb be noisy with activity
    hum; seethe; buzz.
    • This office is buzzing with activity
  2. verb be in an agitated emotional state
    seethe; boil.
    • The customer was seething with anger
  3. verb foam as if boiling
    seethe.
    • a seething liquid
  4. verb boil vigorously
    seethe; roll.
    • The liquid was seething
    • The water rolled
  5. adjective satellite in constant agitation
    • a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets
    • a seething mass of maggots
    • lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare

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