Added 9 October 2026
seethe
/siːð/ verb
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- Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot. Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
- Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.
- Of a liquid, vapor, etc., or a container holding it: to foam or froth in an agitated manner, as if boiling.
noun
Origin
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.
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