seething
/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
adj
In a state of extreme volatility; about to boil over; boiling, bubbling.
adj
In a state of unceasing and furious activity.
Example Sentences
- "There Grendel was watching his blood flow out into the seething tarn."
- "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."
- "Otis was unfeignedly thankful to lay down his work for a little while and escape from the seething, whining, weakly hive, impotent to help itself, but strong in its power to cripple, thwart, and annoy the sunken-eyed man, who, by official irony, was said to be “in charge” of it."
- "Over the winter-solid Roads, goes a great seething,— of mounted younger Gentlemen riding together by the dozens upon rented horses, Express Messengers in love with pure Velocity, Disgruntl'd Suitors with Pistols stuff'd in their Spatterdashes, seal'd Waggons not even a western Black-Boy would think of detaining."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: sethyng
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/