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Adjective seething has 1 sense
- seething - in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare
Antonym: unagitated (indirect, via agitated)
Verb seethe has 4 senses
- hum, buzz, seethe - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"
--1 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
The streets seethe with crowds
- seethe, boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue seethe
- seethe - foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid"
--3 is one way to foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle
Sample sentence:
The water seethes
- seethe, roll - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"
--4 is one way to churn, boil, moil, roil
Sample sentence:
The water seethes
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