seethe
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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.
Đồng nghĩa: bubble
- 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).
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noun- 1.
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)(chiefly figurative) A state of boiling or frothing; ebullition, seething; hence, extreme heat; much activity.
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ine-pro The verb is derived from Middle English sethen, seeth (to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.), from Old English sēoþan (to boil, seethe; to cook; etc.), from *seuþan, from Proto-Germanic *seuþaną (to boil, seethe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-, *h₂sew-, *h₂sut- (to move about, roil, seethe).