v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: BOIL 2, parboil, simmer, stew
2
Synonyms: SOAK 1, drench, impregnate, saturate, sodden, ||sog, sop, souse, steep, waterlog
3
Synonyms: ANGER 2, blow up, boil, boil over, bristle, burn, flare (up), fume, rage
Idioms: ||do a slow burn
Contrasted Words: calm (down), simmer (down)
Antonyms: cool (down)
4 to be in a state of internal and especially mental agitation, excitement, or turmoil FF1C; his brain seethed with unanswered questions FF1E;
Synonyms: boil, bubble, churn, ferment, ||moil, simmer, smolder, stir
Related Words: abound, swarm, teem; fret, fume, sizzle, steam; bubble over, erupt, overflow