SEETHE
seethe, roll
(verb) boil vigorously; âThe liquid was seethingâ; âThe water rolledâ
seethe
(verb) foam as if boiling; âa seething liquidâ
seethe, boil
(verb) be in an agitated emotional state; âThe customer was seething with angerâ
hum, buzz, seethe
(verb) be noisy with activity; âThis office is buzzing with activityâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
seethe (third-person singular simple present seethes, present participle seething, simple past (archaic) sod or seethed, past participle (archaic) sodden or seethed)
(transitive, archaic) To boil.
(intransitive, of a liquid) To boil vigorously.
(intransitive, of a liquid) To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
(intransitive, of a person, figuratively) To be in an agitated or angry mental state, as if boiling.
(intransitive, of a place, figuratively) To buzz with activity.
Anagrams
• sheete
Source: Wiktionary
Seethe, v. t. [imp. Seethed (Sod (, obs.); p. p. Seethed, Sodden (;
p. pr. & vb. n. Seething.] Etym: [OE. sethen, AS. seĂł; akin to D.
sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth.
saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.]
Definition: To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to
seethe flesh. [Written also seeth.]
Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the
prophets. 2 Kings iv. 38.
Seethe, v. i.
Definition: To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to
boil. 1 Sam. ii. 13.
A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe,
and foam. G. W. Cable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition