seethe

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.
4. (figuratively, intransitive) Of a place: to be filled with many people or things moving about actively; to buzz with activity; also, of people or things: to move about actively in a crowd or group.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) Of a place: to have inhabitants in an angry or disaffected mood; to be in a state of unrest.
6. (archaic, transitive) To overboil (something) so that it loses its flavour or texture; hence (figurative), to cause (the body, the mind, the spirit, etc.) to become dull through too much alcoholic drink or heat.
7. (archaic, transitive) To soak (something) in a liquid; to drench, to steep.
8. (obsolete, transitive) To boil (something); especially, to cook (food) by boiling or stewing; also, to keep (something) boiling.
9. (obsolete, transitive) Of the stomach: to digest (food).

Noun

A state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.

Synonyms

boil

bubble

boil up

rage

😡

fume

ferment

boil over

simmer

roll

sizzle

churn

buzz

crawl

be furious

stew

🍲

steam

hum

overflow

overrun

pullulate

saturate

smolder

smoulder

soak

sputter

storm

stream

come to the boil

twitter

well

work

cook by boiling

go ballistic

come to a boil

bulliat

go up to the wall

teem in

arise

coque

be upset

blow up

boiling

break out

bridle at

bubbling

bustle

decoct

effervesce

flare up

flush

Translations

sieden

kochen

🧑‍🍳

bouillonner

ribollire

zieden

bouillir

borbotear

fervilhar

hervir

ferveo

غلى

koken

🧑‍🍳

سلق

αναβράζω

اهتاج

Pronounced as (IPA)

/siːð/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sethen

Inherited from Old English: sēoþan

Cognate with Albanian: zjej

Cognate with Danish: syde

Cognate with Dutch: zieden

Cognate with German: sieden

Cognate with Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃

Cognate with Icelandic: sjóða

Cognate with Low German: seden

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: syde

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: sjoda

Cognate with Scots: seth

Cognate with Swedish: sjuda

Cognate with Western Frisian: siede

In summary

The verb is derived from Middle English sethen, seeth (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”) [and other forms], from Old English sēoþan (“to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *seuþan, from Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (“to boil, seethe”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-, *h₂sew-, *h₂sut- (“to move about, roil, seethe”).
The noun is derived from the verb.
Cognates
* Albanian zjej (“to boil, seethe”)
* Danish syde (“to seethe, boil”)
* Dutch zieden (“to boil, seethe”)
* German sieden (“to boil, seethe”)
* Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “burnt offering, sacrifice”)
* Icelandic sjóða (“to boil, seethe”)
* Low German seden (“to seethe”)
* Norwegian Bokmål syde (“to boil, seethe”)
* Norwegian Nynorsk sjoda, syda (“to boil, seethe”)
* Scots seth, seith (“to seethe”)
* Swedish sjuda (“to boil, seethe”)
* West Frisian siede (“to boil”)