English Dictionary: seethe | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for seethe | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Seethe \Seethe\, v. i. To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot; to boil. --1 Sam. ii. 13. A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to whirl, and seethe, and foam. --G. W. Cable. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. {Seethed}({Sod}, obs.); p. p. {Seethed}, {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seething}.] [OE. sethen, AS. se[a2][?]an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G. sieden, Icel. sj[?][?]a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a burnt offering. Cf. {Sod}, n., {Sodden}, {Suds}.] To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to seethe flesh. [Written also {seeth}.] Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. --2 Kings iv. 38. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Seethe to boil (Ex. 16:23). |