SEETHE

I. verb (~d; seething) Etymology: Middle English sethen, from Old English sēothan; akin to Old High German siodan to ~ and probably to Old Lithuanian siausti (it) storms, rages Date: before 12th century transitive verb boil , stew , to soak or saturate in a liquid, intransitive verb boil , 2. to be in a state of rapid agitated movement, to churn or foam as if boiling, to suffer violent internal excitement , II. noun Date: 1816 a state of seething ; ebullition