raging
/'reidʤiɳ/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Violently angry or furious: Describing a state of extreme anger, often likened to a violent natural force.
- Characterized by violent, intense, or severe activity: Describing something that is extremely powerful, forceful, or severe in its manifestation.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The raging sea made it impossible for the boats to leave the harbor.
- After hearing the news, he was in a raging temper.
- She has a raging headache and needs to rest.
- The raging fire destroyed several buildings before it was contained.
Advanced Usage
- "raging success": An idiom indicating something is extremely successful or popular.
- The new product launch was a raging success, with all units selling out in hours.
- "raging debate": A debate that is very intense, heated, and passionate.
- The new policy sparked a raging debate in parliament.
Variants and Related Words
- Rage (noun/verb): The noun form meaning violent, uncontrollable anger, or the verb meaning to feel or express such anger.
- His face was red with rage.
- The storm raged throughout the night.
- Rager (noun, informal): A person who rages, or a very wild, intense party.
- That concert was a total rager.
Synonyms
- Furious: Extremely angry or full of intense energy.
- Violent: Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill; very strong or powerful.
- Intense: Of extreme force, degree, or strength.
- Severe: Very great; intense (often used for pain or weather).
Related Phrases
- All the rage: An idiom meaning very popular or fashionable at a particular time.
- That style of music was all the rage in the 1980s.
- Fly into a rage: To suddenly become very angry.
- He flew into a rage when he saw the broken window.
Adjective
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
- angry clouds on the horizon
- furious winds
- the raging sea
- very severe
- a raging thirst
- a raging toothache
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent