SEETHING Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

seething 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of seething

as in boiling

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2 of 2

verb

present participle of seethe

as in swirling

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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as in raging

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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Recent Examples of seething

Adjective

The deliberate sparring during mealtime hides a palpable contempt the two warriors have for each other, further displayed as a seething hatred conveyed on Kirk's face as Chang departs back to Kronos One. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Mar. 2026 These are hard data outcroppings from a seething sea of online hate. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026

Verb

Ships collide furiously in a gray and seething Narrow Sea. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026 And Milly’s being this sort of seething, disconnected, sardonic character who is more of an observer. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for seething

Recent Examples of Synonyms for seething

Adjective

More humane methods of killing lobsters pre-boiling include a sharp knife through the head, electrical stunning, or freezing.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Agrawal and her team studied ionic liquids — salts that are liquid at sub-boiling temperatures (below 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius) — as a potential hospitable environment for life.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2025

Definition of boiling

Verb

With these conspiracy theories swirling, some researchers are now seeing the models more as competitors than tools—and the use of them as a betrayal.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026
And while there are questions swirling about Akayleb Evans and whether Evans will be replaced by Chau Smith-Wade, one player didn’t get the same scrutiny.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirling

Verb

In 1994, a raging inferno erupted at a home in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
That is until yachting fan King Constantine of Greece spotted an advertisement in Time magazine that pictured a Hublot against the background of a raging sea with a glimpse of sailboat in the corner.

— Simon de Burton, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of raging

Adjective

Each color change requires it to unload one filament, load another and purge the remaining molten plastic.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Increasing demand for molten salt reactors Molten salt reactors run at near-atmospheric pressure and rely on passive safety mechanisms if power fails.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of molten

Verb

Meanwhile, Hurricane Isaias is churning its way toward the northeastern Gulf Coast and is likely to make landfall as a hurricane, according to a consensus of most computer models — not just DeepMind.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Tropical Storm Isaias, which is churning hundreds of miles south of the Gulf Coast, is expected to rapidly strengthen in the next 24 to 48 hours before making landfall on Friday as a hurricane.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of churning

Verb

Shawn, his parents, and the stranger were sitting around the dining table, their bowls of rice steaming before them, when the knock came.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Exhibiting a pile of hot, steaming garbage might have been more transgressive than showing these sculptures.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of steaming

Adjective

And high temperatures on Wednesday will stay on the sizzling side, with a high of 87, before dipping to 79 at night.

— Miami Herald Staff Report, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Patrick Mahomes is off to a sizzling start, with some of his statistics on pace with his MVP seasons.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of sizzling

Verb

The whirling magnetic states arise in these non-Heisenberg compounds partly because the local atomic environment creates a strong crystal electric field.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The combat scenes, frequently pitting Latif’s sharpened steel against more popular American weaponry, are staged with whirling verve, wit and, best of all, balletic coherence.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

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