# raging

Pronunciation: say "RAY-jing" /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Filled with or showing extreme anger, often of a kind too strong to control.
   - Simple: Very angry, often in a way that is hard to control.
   - _She stormed off the field, raging at the referee's call._
   - _The raging mob surged toward the palace gates._
2. Extreme in degree; intensely strong or severe.
   - Simple: Very strong and extreme, happening with great force.
   - _By midnight she had a raging fever and could barely stand._
   - _The new restaurant became a raging success within months._
3. Volatile and forceful; moving in a violent, unpredictable way.
   - Simple: Moving in a wild, powerful way that is hard to control.
   - _The raging torrent tore boulders loose from the canyon walls._
   - _The raging storm tossed the fishing boats around like toys._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of rage. — present participle and gerund of rage
   - Simple: Present participle of rage. Use this -ing form when the action is happening now or is ongoing.
   - _The protesters were raging outside the courthouse all afternoon._
   - _A wildfire is raging across the dry hillside._

## Noun

5. An open outburst or display of furious anger.
   - Simple: A burst of very angry behavior that someone shows.
   - _His drunken raging emptied the bar within minutes._
   - _The coach's raging on the sidelines drew a penalty._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/raging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).