- raging
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adjective
Date: 15th century
1. causing great pain or distress
2. violent, wild <a raging fire> 3. extraordinary, tremendous <a raging success>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
raging
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Raging — Ra ging (r[=a] j[i^]ng), a. & n. from {Rage}, v. i. {Ra ging*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
raging — index disorderly, lunatic, outrageous, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
raging — [adj] violent; mad angry, at boiling point*, bent*, bent out of shape*, beside oneself*, blowing a gasket*, blowing one’s top*, blustering, blustery, boiling mad*, boiling over*, enraged, fit to be tied*, frenzied, fuming, furious, going ape*,… … New thesaurus
raging — rag|ing [ˈreıdʒıŋ] adj [only before noun] 1.) very great and hard to control ▪ a raging appetite ▪ I was in a raging temper. 2.) continuing strongly and showing no signs of ending ▪ a raging debate ▪ raging inflation ▪ The show was a raging… … Dictionary of contemporary English
raging — [[t]re͟ɪʤɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Raging water moves very forcefully and violently. The field trip involved crossing a raging torrent. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Raging fire is very hot and fierce. As he came closer he saw a gigantic wall of raging flame before… … English dictionary
raging — rag|ing [ reıdʒıŋ ] adjective happening with a lot of force or violence: a raging snowstorm a raging battle a. very serious, painful, or strong: a raging fever/headache/thirst b. involving very strong emotions: a raging desire to be the best a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raging — adjective 1 (only before noun) raging feelings and emotions are extremely strong: a raging thirst | raging jealousy 2 a raging headache/toothache etc a very bad pain in your head etc 3 raging stream/torrent/waters water that flows fast and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raging — UK [ˈreɪdʒɪŋ] / US adjective 1) happening with a lot of force or violence a raging snowstorm a raging battle 2) very serious, painful, or strong a raging fever/headache/thirst 3) involving very strong emotions a raging desire to be the best a… … English dictionary
raging — adjective 1. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger angry clouds on the horizon furious winds the raging sea • Syn: ↑angry, ↑furious, ↑tempestuous, ↑wild … Useful english dictionary
raging — adjective 1) a raging mob Syn: angry, furious, enraged, incensed, infuriated, irate, fuming, seething, ranting; informal livid, wild; literary wrathful; informal smash mouth 2) raging seas Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
raging — rag·ing (rāʹjĭng) adj. 1. Very active and unpredicatable; volatile: a raging debate; a raging fire. 2. Remarkable; extraordinary: a raging hit on prime time TV. * * * … Universalium
