seethed
Burned with anger
Seethed is the past tense of seethe.
To seethe is to boil or churn—originally of liquids bubbling with heat.
The word now most often describes intense but suppressed emotion, especially anger: She seethed with resentment.
Someone who seethed was furious but contained it, at least outwardly.
A place can seethe with activity, suggesting turbulent motion: The city seethed with protesters.
Released gas in liquid
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- churnedStirred vigorously
- roiledMade turbulent or murky
- swirledMoved in curves
frothed · foamed · simmered · stewed · brewed · heated · steamed · gurgled
Intense violent anger
- rageIntense, violent anger
- wrathFierce, punishing anger
- ireIntense fury
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
livid · incensed · infuriated · enraged · irate · indignant · outrage · exasperation
Persistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- ill-willHostile or unkind feeling
spite · vengefulness · grievance · malice · enmity · antipathy · discontent · indignation
State of unease
- tensionStretched or strained state
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- disquietMental unrest or agitation
- edginessRestless nervous tension
nervousness · anxiety · perturbation · discomposure · turmoil · roiling · churning · bristling
bubbled
Released gas in liquid
swirled · frothed · foamed · simmered · stewed · brewed · heated · steamed · gurgled · percolated
fury
Intense violent anger
fuming · livid · incensed · infuriated · enraged · irate · indignant · outrage · exasperation · vexation
grudge
Persistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
ill-will · spite · vengefulness · grievance · malice · enmity · antipathy · discontent · indignation · displeasure
restlessness
State of unease
edginess · nervousness · anxiety · perturbation · discomposure · turmoil · roiling · churning · bristling · trembling
teeming
Abundantly full of
massing · bustling · overflowing · writhing · surging · churning · heaving · pulsing · alive · infested
seethedcalmed
Made tranquil
relaxed · unwound · chilled out · mellowed · cooled down
seethedforgave
Ceased to blame
let go · shrugged off · made peace · accepted · released