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rage
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- pronunciation:
- reIj
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
intense anger; fury.
- synonyms:
- anger, furor, fury, madness, wrath
- similar words:
- outrage
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| definition 2: |
a specific instance of such fury.
He often flew into rages.- synonyms:
- fit, passion, storm
- similar words:
- rampage, temper, violence
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| definition 3: |
violent passion or desire.
- synonyms:
- lust, passion
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| definition 4: |
intensity or violence of a natural occurrence such as a storm or disease.
- synonyms:
- fury
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| definition 5: |
a fad; craze.
Miniskirts were all the rage.- synonyms:
- craze, dernier cri, fad, last word
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| related words: |
convulsion, fashion, frenzy, fume, ire, mania, mode, passion, trend, violence, yearning |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
rages, raging, raged |
| definition 1: |
to act or speak violently or with intense anger.
- synonyms:
- explode, rant, storm
- similar words:
- bellow, blow up, boil, fulminate, fume, rampage, rave, roar, seethe, simmer
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| definition 2: |
to move or rush ahead furiously or violently.
He raged along the road looking for her.- synonyms:
- rampage, storm
- similar words:
- run amok, run riot, run wild, rush, tear
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| definition 3: |
of a storm, disease, or other natural occurrence, to proceed with intensity or violence.
- synonyms:
- rampage, storm
- similar words:
- flare, fulminate, rave, roar, run amok, run riot, run wild
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| related words: |
broil, chafe, churn, madden |
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| derivation: |
ragingly (adv.) |
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