"seething" in the verb sense

1. hum, buzz, seethe

be noisy with activity

"This office is buzzing with activity"

2. seethe, boil

be in an agitated emotional state

"The customer was seething with anger"

3. seethe

foam as if boiling

"a seething liquid"

4. seethe, roll

boil vigorously

"The liquid was seething"

"The water rolled"

"seething" in the adjective sense

1. 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

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