seethed
past simple and past participle ofseethe
seethe
verb[I]
uk/siːð/us/siːð/seetheverb[I](FEEL ANGER)
tofeelveryangrybut to beunableorunwillingtoexpressitclearly:
Therestof theclasspositivelyseethedwithindignationwhen Juliawontheaward.
By the end of themeetinghe was seething.
Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom
- ape
- ballistic
- bananas
- bay for bloodidiom
- blow
- chip
- fulminating
- fume
- get bent out of shapeidiom
- getyourknickers in a twistidiom
- givesomeoneevilsidiom
- postal
- sharp
- stew
- storm
- temper
- tempered
- tempers get frayedidiom
- turn inyourgraveidiom
seetheverb[I](MOVE)
(of alargenumberoramount) tomovearoundenergeticallyin asmallspace:
Thestreetswere seething(=busyandcrowded)withtourists.
literary
(ofwater) tomovearound verystronglyorsuddenlyor toboil:
Thegreyoceanseethed.
Twocoveredpanswere seethinggentlyon the backrings.
General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- carry
- circulate
- dad dancing
- gangway
- kinetic
- kinetic energy
- libration
- locomotion
- mill around
- motion
- movement
- pass
- round
- scoot
- seethe
- shove
- slip
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Revolving, rotating and spinning
Examplesofseethed
seethed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Beneath the layer of cold, hard rock, jealously bubbled andseethed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The albumseethedwith anger, but it was also more rhythmic and showed greater songwriting depth than his previous recordings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pieceseethedand glittered, bursting from silence with pungent tutti respirations, arraying its speedy surface melodies (whether heard as tune, ornament or symptom) like broken glass.
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