US /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ UK /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    violently active or intense; furious

    They struggled to cross the raging river after the floods.

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Synonyms
1 adj · violently active or... furiousviolentfiercewildtempestuousseethingfrenzied
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Word family
Related forms ragerabidrave

Common collocations

Etymology

From rage + -ing; rage from Old French rage, from Vulgar Latin rabia, from Latin rabies ('madness, fury'), from rabere ('to rave').

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