seethe
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English sethen (“to boil, seethe”), from Old English sēoþan (“to boil, seethe”). Akin to German sieden, Danish syde, Icelandic sjóða. Gothic *siuþan is unattested, but instead 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “burnt offering, sacrifice”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -iːð
[edit] Verb
seethe (third-person singular simple present seethes, present participle seething, simple past seethed or sod (archaic), past participle seethed or sodden (archaic))
- (transitive, obsolete) To boil.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:
- And so that venyson was rosted, sodde, and bakyn.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book VI:
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To boil vigorously.
- (intransitive, of a liquid) To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
- (intransitive, of a person) To be in an agitated or angry mental state.
- (intransitive, of a place) To buzz with activity.
[edit] Translations
To boil vigorously
To foam in an agitated manner, as if boiling
To be in a violent or agitated state of mental or emotional turmoil
To buzz with activity
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