seething

3 6.1

Full of strong feelings not shown or of constant, busy movement

adjective
/ˈsiːðɪŋ/

: hirviente

They are, yes, seething with rage, with jealousy, with resentment.

They are, yes, seething with rage, with jealousy, with resentment.

Examples

He sat in silence, seething over the injustice he had witnessed.
[SEETHING]

The Godfather Part II (1974)
(SEETHING EXHALE)

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
After hearing the unfair criticism, she was seething with anger.
The crowd remained seething with excitement as the concert approached.

Synonyms

furious

vsseething

206 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

stays intensely angry inside without showing open anger

raging

vsseething

82 3.9

Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control

focuses on intense feelings held inside rather than violent outward force

irate

vsseething

22 5.3

Very angry and showing it

is intense inside or agitated without necessarily showing it

incensed

vsseething

Formal

19 6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is intense anger kept inside rather than anger caused by injustice

angered

vsseething

2 2.5

Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude

is often an internal simmering anger rather than openly expressed rage

roiled

vsseething

2 8.4

Angry and upset because something caused trouble

stays intensely angry or restless inside without showing it

wrothful

vsseething

Archaic

9.9

Very angry and showing strong disapproval

is intense inner emotion or agitation in everyday use rather than literary wrath

Antonyms

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

peaceful

324 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

How Agitated

enraged

46 4.1

seething

3 6.1

agitated

84 4.1

restless

122 3.0

uneasy

92 3.2

calm

680 1.0

Surface Forms

seething positive

Morphology

seething = seethe (semi-transparent) = seethe + ing

Formed by adding -ing to the verb 'seethe' (clear suffixation), but the adjectival sense 'very angry' is a figurative extension of 'boil', so learners may not derive the exact meaning.

Etymology

Seething comes from an old English word seethe that meant 'to boil'. So if someone or something is seething it is like water boiling inside, full of strong feelings or constant busy activity.