The Only Use of
seethe
in
A Christmas Carol
- Heaped up on the floor, to form a kind of throne, were turkeys, geese, game, poultry, brawn, great joints of meat, sucking-pigs, long wreaths of sausages, mince-pies, plum-puddings, barrels of oysters, red-hot chestnuts, cherry-cheeked apples, juicy oranges, luscious pears, immense twelfth-cakes, and seething bowls of punch, that made the chamber dim with their delicious steam.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(seethe as in: seething with anger) to be angry -- especially when holding the anger within
or:
to move vigorously in-place -- such as boiling water, an agitated crowd, or a basket of writhing (squirming) snakes