Standard Lemma guide

seething

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːðɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S IY1 DH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

In a state of extreme volatility; about to boil over; boiling, bubbling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

In a state of unceasing and furious activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bustling

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The action of the verb to seethe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of seethe

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

in constant agitation- Shakespeare

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets
  • a seething mass of maggots
  • lovers and madmen have such seething brains

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sethyng; equivalent to seethe + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: bullent — boiling, bubbling
  • Dutch: overkokend — boiling, bubbling
  • Dutch: wispelturig — boiling, bubbling
  • Latin: fervidus — boiling, bubbling
  • Polish: kipiący — boiling, bubbling
  • Spanish: hirviente — boiling, bubbling
  • Spanish: herviente — boiling, bubbling
  • Spanish: jirviente — boiling, bubbling
  • Spanish: jerviente — boiling, bubbling
  • Spanish: jerbiente — boiling, bubbling
  • Catalan: furiós — angry, livid
  • Catalan: irat — angry, livid
  • Dutch: woedend — angry, livid
  • Dutch: ziedend — angry, livid
  • German: wütend — angry, livid
  • Polish: kipiący ze złości — angry, livid
  • Spanish: furioso — angry, livid
  • Spanish: trinante — angry, livid
  • Spanish: rabiante — angry, livid
  • Spanish: iracundo — angry, livid