raging

raging

adj

Definition of RAGING

1

: causing great pain or distress

2

: violent, wild <a raging fire>

3

: extraordinary, tremendous <a raging success>

Examples of RAGING

1. The fire quickly turned into a raging inferno.
2. The book was a raging success.

First Known Use of RAGING

15th century

Related to RAGING

Synonyms: agonizing, harrowing, racking, excruciating, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching

Related Words: acute, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intense, vehement, violent; biting, cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp, shooting, smarting, stabbing, stinging, tearing, tingling

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Rhymes with RAGING

staging