raging C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ UK /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj violently active or intense; furious They struggled to cross the raging river after the floods. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · violently active or... furiousviolentfiercewildtempestuousseethingfrenzied ↔ Opposites calmgentleplacidtranquil Word family Related forms ragerabidrave Appears in Phrases (2) See all raging fire a fire burning violently and out of control Adjective + noun raging toothache very intense pain in or around a tooth Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From rage + -ing; rage from Old French rage, from Vulgar Latin rabia, from Latin rabies ('madness, fury'), from rabere ('to rave'). rage Middle English rabies Latin rabere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # raging **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. violently active or intense; furious ## Examples - They struggled to cross the raging river after the floods. ## Synonyms - furious - violent - fierce - wild - tempestuous - seething - frenzied ## Antonyms - calm - gentle - placid - tranquil ## Related Forms - rage - rabid - rave ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rage - Root: rabies - Root: rabere ## Etymology From rage + -ing; rage from Old French rage, from Vulgar Latin rabia, from Latin rabies ('madness, fury'), from rabere ('to rave'). ## AI Etymology Raging is from rage + -ing; rage from Old French rage, from Vulgar Latin rabia, from Latin rabies ('madness, fury'), from rabere ('to rave'). In present-day use, it means violently active or intense; furious. Related vocabulary includes rage, rabid, and rave. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown