seething

adjective

seeth·​ing ˈsē-ṯẖiŋ How to pronounce seething (audio)
1
: intensely hot : boiling
a seething inferno
2
: constantly moving or active : agitated

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This helps explain why Gabbard elicits a seething hatred from people like Frum, Clinton, and Nichols. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024 The posts linked a global network of agitators who have seized on the influx of migrants seeking political asylum or economic opportunity to build seething followings online. Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2024 Terrorism is a generational and self-sustaining beast, fed by the doctrine of managing crises instead of solving them, letting seething resentments fester with no eye toward protecting the generation to come. Chris Cannon, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023 The play examines what happens when seething anger is turned inward, as well as the desire for reconciliation. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for seething 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of seething was in the 14th century

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“Seething.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seething. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.

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