seething
/ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
seething is spelled S-E-E-T-H-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, seething means “Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seething?
| Letters | 8: S-E-E-T-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is seething?
Seething appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce seething?
- UK /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/
Seething has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seething.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seething?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as seething (/iðɪŋ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sheeting.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of seething
- seethings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seething mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.
- 2
In a state of extreme volatility; about to boil over; boiling, bubbling.
- 3
In a state of unceasing and furious activity.
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to seethe.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of seethe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seething in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does seething come from?
From Middle English sethyng; equivalent to seethe + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).