Raging (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea".
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Meaning 2
Characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense; "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent".
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Examples
- A raging storm hit the city last night causing widespread damage.
- The two opposing forces engaged in a raging battle for several days.
- Her father had been dealing with a raging case of dementia for the past five years.
- A raging bull had been running through the fields in our countryside last month.
- By dawn, the little brook became a raging river from last night's relentless rainfall.
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Meaning 3
Very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache".
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All adjective clusters.