seething

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːðɪŋ

Adjective

seething (not comparable)

  1. Filled with unexpressed anger, the state of being livid.
  2. boiling, bubbling
    • 2021 January 15, Debra Kamin, “Hounded by Wildfires, Californians Rethink Their Willingness to Rebuild”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      But as the nation’s most populous state stares down a seething climate crisis, one that cranked temperatures into triple digits last fall and set off a series of infernos that exploded, into bone dry air, the rebuilding process is beginning to look different.

Translations

Noun

seething (plural seethings)

  1. The action of the verb to seethe.

Verb

seething

  1. present participle of seethe

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