to rage
- verb
- /reɪdʒ/
- He couldn't hold back his anger and began to rage at the unfair decision.
There's active, they rage and scream and shut people down.
- There's active, they rage and scream and shut people down.
- Nesta is still weeping, still raging, still inspecting Elaine.
- That's why they rage at you and then feel better.
- You kind of feel better because you scratched the urge to rage, but you didn't win any fans.
- And as a result, they will rage.
- I'm going to rage and sell rage.
Examples
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Like I didn't show anything, but inside I was like, raging against him.
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You got to rage against the dying of the light.
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And they blame and they rage at you every single time.
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The black anger built in him, and he wanted to rage, to smash things, destroy them.
Fiction book (1990) -
But I was angry and like raging at all points and times at everybody.
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And to my father's credit, he rages against death.
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At those times, she knew he doubted himself, and he suffered and raged in his doubt.
Fiction book (1992) -
You kind of feel better because you scratched the urge to rage, but you didn't win any fans.
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Henrietta was plenty upset already; she was raging and caterwauling in the kitchen.
Fiction book (1990) -
You're raging!
Synonyms
To move quickly and angrily, showing anger
To become very angry and act out of control
Suddenly become very angry
To show sudden strong anger or upset, often like a child
To become very angry suddenly
Show strong anger or upset feelings by talking loudly
To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself
To feel very angry while trying not to show it
To behave in a violent, wild way
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Etymology
Rage as a verb comes from the same old word rabies 'madness', and it means to be violently angry or furious. So to rage is to show or feel anger in an uncontrolled, fierce way.