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seethe
What does seethe mean?
seethe (verb): be in an agitated emotional state.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use seethe in a sentence?
- The customer was seething with anger. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce seethe?
/sið/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “seethe” mean?
to issue, distribute, or give out
Not quite: that's what dispense means.
make better or improve in quality
Not quite: that's what enrich means.
be in an agitated emotional state
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to collapse heavily or helplessly
Not quite: that's what slump means.
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