raging

Verb

rage (third-person singular simple present rages, present participle raging, simple past and past participle raged)

1. (intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger.
   • When a Muslim politician held a 50th birthday party, he [Zaharan Hashim] raged about how Western infidel traditions were poisoning his hometown, Kattankudy.2019 April 25, Hannah Beech, “Sri Lankan Accused of Leading Attacks Preached Slaughter. Many Dismissed Him.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
2. (figuratively, sometimes) To move with great violence, as a storm etc.
   • Horrible diſcord, and the madding Wheeles / Of brazen Chariots rag'd; dire was the noiſe / Of conflict; over head the diſmal hiſs / Of fiery Darts in flaming volies flew, / And flying vaulted either Hoſt with fire.1674, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], 2nd edition, London: […] S[amuel] Simmons […], →OCLC, page 152

   Synonyms:

   rave

3. (Australia, New Zealand, US, slang) To party hard; to have a good time.
   • These events are all about raging hard, getting as fucked up as you can. Not necessarily even about dancing, just being a face in this giant extravaganza.2012 August 2, Simon Reynolds, quoting Nathan Messer, “How rave music conquered America”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023
4. (obsolete, rare) To enrage.
   • The King is come, deale mildly with his youth, / For young hot Colts, being rag'd, do rage the more.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

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