SEETHE


Meaning of SEETHE in English

/ siːð; NAmE / verb [ v ]

1.

seethe (with sth) | seethe (at sth) to be extremely angry about sth but try not to show other people how angry you are

SYN fume :

She seethed silently in the corner.

He marched off, seething with frustration.

2.

seethe (with sth) ( formal ) ( of a place ) to be full of a lot of people or animals, especially when they are all moving around :

The resort is seething with tourists all year round.

He became caught up in a seething mass of arms and legs.

3.

( formal ) ( of liquids ) to move around quickly and violently :

The grey ocean seethed beneath them.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English sēothan make or keep boiling , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zieden .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.