to seethe
18
7.3
- verb
- /siːð/
:
hervir de ira
- But inside I was seething with jealousy.
- seething anger
- seething resentment
They are yes, seething with rage, with jealousy, with resentment.
- They are yes, seething with rage, with jealousy, with resentment.
- You know, even when he'd be sitting playing Polytopia or seething at other people, you know, he had me just sitting there watching.
Examples
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Robyn stood stiff, her face a cold mask that belied the torment seething inside her.
Fiction book (1992) -
While I set the table for supper, I seethed with anger.
Fiction book (1998) -
Each time he thought about the narrow-mindedness of people, he began to seethe all over again.
Fiction book (1990) -
"As they got their coats, he was seething, and he could barely look at her.
Fiction book (1998) -
In fact, he was probably seething with a desire for revenge.
Academic text (2016) -
Then she threw up her hands and took to seething at his thick-headedness.
Fiction book (1991) -
As Halka packed his grip, I saw that she seethed with worry.
Fiction book (1997) -
The magic gathered at his fingertips in a white glow that seethed with fury.
Fiction book (1993) -
They are yes, seething with rage, with jealousy, with resentment.
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She was seething with anger after being unfairly criticized by her boss.
Synonyms
114
5.5
To become very angry or excited
22
6.3
To feel very angry without showing it
10
6.8
To become very angry suddenly
8
5.6
To feel very angry inside without showing it
1
7.4
To feel very angry while trying not to show it
Full of strong feelings not shown or of constant, busy movement
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
How Angry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seethe comes from an old German word meaning 'to boil', so a helpful way to remember this sense is to imagine anger 'boiling' inside you like water in a pot. That's why to seethe can mean to be quietly full of strong, hidden anger.