Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raging

/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: rag-ing
IPA: /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rage

adj

Volatile, very active or unpredictable.

adj

In a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger.

adj

Extreme; intense.

noun

A display of rage.

Example Sentences

"Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn."
"A raging storm kept us indoors."
"a raging father shouting at us"
"raging success"
"a raging lesbian"
"Oh, and a minifridge full of Smirnoff. Yeah, you should totally come by. It's gonna be raging."

Inflected Forms

more raging (comparative) most raging (superlative) ragings (plural)

Derived Forms

ragingly

Synonyms

changeable erratic fickle nonpredictable fierce furious rabid ferocious rampant grim incessive infuriate

Rhymes With

engaging aging staging waging paging gauging disengaging enraging

Questions

How do you pronounce raging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does raging mean?: present participle and gerund of rage

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