# seething

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsiː.ðɪŋ/ · frequency rank #34,277

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English sethyng; equivalent to seethe + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **setting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-setting)
- **sexting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-sexting)
- **settling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-settling)
- **soothing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-soothing)
- **sheeting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-sheeting)
- **something** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-something)
- **sketching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seething-vs-sketching)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-seething)
- **seeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeking-vs-seething)
- **seating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seating-vs-seething)
- **seeming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeming-vs-seething)
- **seeding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeding-vs-seething)
- **seeping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeping-vs-seething)
- **scathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scathing-vs-seething)
- **seedling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seedling-vs-seething)

## Common misspellings (12)
`esething`, `seehting`, `seethhing`, `seethign`, `seethingg`, `seethinng`, `seethnig`, `seetihng`, `seetthing`, `setehing`, `sething`, `sseething`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/seething