raging
ray jing
- v behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- v be violent; as of fires and storms
- v feel intense anger
- v treat cruelly
- v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
- v play in ragtime
- v harass with persistent criticism or carping
- v censure severely or angrily
- v break into lumps before sorting
- s characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
a raging battle
the river became a raging torrent - s very severe
a raging thirst
a raging toothache - s (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
the raging sea
- And yet during the great immigration debate now raging in Congress, the people's representatives cannot make up their minds whether the current dominance of English should be .
- Even with the controversy raging over his stem-cell paper, Hwang could have forestalled some of the questions about Snuppy if he had offered one additional bit of confirming proof .
- Six died in a multi-car pileup as drivers tried to avoid falling trees and raging fires.