seethe — to be filled with anger or rage; to boil with emotion
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to be filled with anger or rage; to boil with emotion
Pronunciation (IPA): /siːð/
Korean meaning: 분노로 끓어오르다, 격분하다
Korean pronunciation: **시**드
Example Sentences
- He tried to stay calm during the meeting, but inside he was seething at his boss's unfair criticism.
- The soup was seething in the pot, much like my grandmother when she discovered I ate all her cookies.
- She was seething with jealousy when her rival got the promotion she had worked so hard for.
seethe
VERB//siːð//
to be filled with anger or rage; to boil with emotion
An employee seethes with rage after being fired by their boss
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Hard to breathe when smoke does wreathe, and anger makes you seethe
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Origin
From Old English 'seoðan' meaning 'to boil' or 'to cook in liquid,' related to Gothic 'sauþan' and Proto-Germanic roots. The metaphorical sense of 'to be filled with anger' developed from the bubbling, turbulent action of boiling.
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“He tried to stay calm during the meeting, but inside he was seething at his boss's unfair criticism.”
“The soup was seething in the pot, much like my grandmother when she discovered I ate all her cookies.”
“She was seething with jealousy when her rival got the promotion she had worked so hard for.”
“The coffee shop was seething with frustrated customers after the Wi-Fi went down for the third time.”
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