seethe

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

seethe, v. t. [OE. sethen, AS. seóan; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sja, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. Sod, n., Sodden, Suds.].

 To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh.  [1913 Webster]
"Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets."  [1913 Webster]

seethe, v. i. 

 To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil.  1 Sam. ii. 13.  [1913 Webster]
"A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

seethe, v.
1 intr. boil, bubble over.
2 intr. be very agitated, esp. with anger (seething with discontent; I was seething inwardly).
3 tr. & intr. archaic cook by boiling.

Derivative

seethingly adv.

Etymology

OE seothan f. Gmc

THESAURUS

seethe

abound, assemble, bake, bathe, be angry, be excitable, be in heat, be livid, be pissed, be turbulent, bellow, blaze, bloom, blow a gasket, blow up, blubber, blunder, bluster, boil, boil over, brew, bristle, broil, browned off, bubble, bubble over, bubble up, bunch, bunch up, burble, burn, careen, career, carry on, catch fire, catch the infection, chafe, choke, churn, clot, cluster, collect, combust, come apart, come together, congregate, converge, cook, copulate, couple, crowd, date, distill, douche, drench, drouk, effervesce, erupt, excite easily, explode, falter, ferment, fire up, fizz, fizzle, flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flash up, flicker, flip, flock together, flounce, flounder, flow together, flush, foam, forgather, fret, fry, fume, fuse, gang around, gang up, gasp, gather, gather around, get excited, glow, go into hysterics, go on, guggle, gurgle, have a conniption, have a tantrum, herd together, hiss, hit the ceiling, hive, horde, huddle, imbrue, imbue, impregnate, incandesce, infiltrate, infuse, inject, labor, lave, leach, league, link, lixiviate, lurch, macerate, mass, meet, merge, mill, mill around, moil, muster, overflow, pant, parboil, parch, percolate, permeate, pissed off, pitch, pitch and plunge, plop, plunge, radiate heat, rage, raise Cain, raise hell, raise the devil, raise the roof, rally, rally around, ramp, rant, rant and rave, rave, reel, rendezvous, rinse, roast, rock, roil, roll, run a temperature, saturate, scald, scorch, shimmer with heat, simmer, sizzle, smoke, smolder, smother, smoulder, soak, sodden, sop, souse, spark, sparkle, stagger, steam, steep, stew, stifle, stir, storm, stream, struggle, stumble, suffocate, surge, swarm, sway, sweat, swelter, swing, take fire, take on, teem, thrash about, throng, throw a fit, toast, toss, toss and tumble, toss and turn, totter, tumble, turn a hair, unite, wallop, wallow, wash, waterlog, welter, work

ROGET THESAURUS

seethe

Excitation

VB excite, affect, touch, move, impress, strike, interest, animate, inspire, impassion, smite, infect, stir the blood, fire the blood, warm the blood, set astir, wake, awake, awaken, call forth, evoke, provoke, raise up, summon up, call up, wake up, blow up, get up, light up, raise, get up the steam, rouse, arouse, stir, fire, kindle, enkindle, apply the torch, set on fire, inflame, stimulate, exsuscitate, inspirit, spirit up, stir up, work up, pique, infuse life into, give new life to, bring new blood, introduce new blood, quicken, sharpen, whet, work upon, hurry on, give a fillip, put on one's mettle, fan the fire, fan the flame, blow the coals, stir the embers, fan into a flame, foster, heat, warm, foment, raise to a fever heat, keep up, keep the pot boiling, revive, rekindle, rake up, rip up, stir the feelings, play on the feelings, come home to the feelings, touch a string, touch a chord, touch the soul, touch the heart, go to one's heart, penetrate, pierce, go through one, touch to the quick, possess the soul, pervade the soul, penetrate the soul, imbrue the soul, absorb the soul, affect the soul, disturb the soul, absorb, rivet the attention, sink into the mind, sink into the heart, prey on the mind, distract, intoxicate, overwhelm, overpower, bouleverser, upset, turn one's head, fascinate, enrapture, agitate, perturb, ruffle, fluster, shake, disturb, startle, shock, stagger, give one a shock, give one a turn, strike all of a heap, stun, astound, electrify, galvanize, petrify, irritate, sting, cut to the heart, cut to the quick, try one's temper, fool to the top of one's bent, pique, infuriate, madden, make one's blood boil, lash into fury, be excited, flush up, flare up, catch the infection, thrill, mantle, work oneself up, seethe, boil, simmer, foam, fume, flame, rage, rave, run mad.

Heat

VB be hot, glow, flush, sweat, swelter, bask, smoke, reek, stew, simmer, seethe, boil, burn, blister, broil, blaze, flame, smolder, parch, fume, pant, heat, recalesce, thaw, give.

Calefaction

VB heat, warm, chafe, stive, foment, make hot, sun oneself, sunbathe, go up in flames, burn to the ground (flame), fire, set fire to, set on fire, kindle, enkindle, light, ignite, strike a light, apply the match to, apply the torch to, rekindle, relume, fan the flame, add fuel to the flame, poke the fire, stir the fire, blow the fire, make a bonfire of, melt, thaw, fuse, liquefy, burn, inflame, roast, toast, fry, grill, singe, parch, bake, torrefy, scorch, brand, cauterize, sear, burn in, corrode, char, calcine, incinerate, smelt, scorify, reduce to ashes, burn to a cinder, commit to the flames, consign to the flames, boil, digest, stew, cook, seethe, scald, parboil, simmer, do to rags, take fire, catch fire, blaze.