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seething

seet·hing

UK/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/ US/ˈsiðɪŋ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

in constant agitation

  • “a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets”
  • “a seething mass of maggots”
  • “lovers and madmen have such seething brains” Shakespeare
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Origin

From Middle English sethyng; equivalent to seethe + -ing.

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