rage
verb/reɪdʒ/
/reɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they rage | /reɪdʒ/ /reɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it rages | /ˈreɪdʒɪz/ /ˈreɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple raged | /reɪdʒd/ /reɪdʒd/ |
| past participle raged | /reɪdʒd/ /reɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form raging | /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈreɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to show that you are very angry about something or with somebody, especially by shouting synonym rail
- rage (at/against/about somebody/something) He raged against the injustice of it all.
- + speech ‘That's unfair!’ she raged.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- I raged inwardly against his injustice.
- She was still raging about the treatment she had received.
- The team was left raging at the referee's decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- inwardly
- about
- against
- at
- …
- [intransitive] rage (on) (of a storm, a battle, an argument, etc.) to continue in a violent way
- The riots raged for three days.
- The blizzard was still raging outside.
Extra Examples- The storm raged unabated.
- Even the dogs were quiet while the heated quarrel raged around them.
- The argument still rages on.
- She tried to control the fury raging within her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- on
- still
- around
- through
- within
- …
- rage unabated
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) (of an illness, a fire, etc.) to spread very quickly
- Forest fires were raging out of control.
- A flu epidemic raged through Europe.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- on
- still
- around
- through
- within
- …
- rage unabated
- [intransitive] (Australian English, New Zealand English, slang) to go out and enjoy yourself
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘madness’): from Old French rage (noun), rager (verb), from a variant of Latin rabies, from rabere ‘rave’.
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