angry

adjective

an·gry | \ ˈaŋ-grē

angrier; angriest

Definition of angry

1 : feeling or showing anger an angry crowd

2a : indicative of or proceeding from anger angry words

b : seeming to show anger or to threaten in an angry manner an angry sky

3 : painfully inflamed an angry rash

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Examples of angry in a Sentence

I've never seen her look so angry. An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse. I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday. What made you so angry? He got angry when he found out about their plans. He sent an angry letter to the company president. They had an argument and exchanged some angry words. She gave me an angry look.

Recent Examples on the Web

Fact: Until the current Doctor, all of Doctor Who's regenerations had been played by men. Fact: When Whittaker's casting was announced, a sexist subsection of the internet reacted predictably, with angry tweets and a #NotMyDoctor hashtag. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "'Doctor Who' Ratings Are Way Up Thanks to Jodie Whittaker, AKA the First Female Doctor Who," 9 Dec. 2018 Please adjust your future angry tweets accordingly. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "This week’s best from the web," 19 Oct. 2018 Perhaps most notably, Nordstrom dropped the brand in early February, prompting an angry tweet from none other than the President of the United States. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Ivanka Trump's Clothing and Accessories Brand Is Shutting Down," 24 July 2018 Prosecutors would later allege that Adnan was angry after their breakup and jealous that Lee had begun dating someone else. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of The Case Against Adnan Syed," 31 Mar. 2019 Yes, your friend might be angry, but what matters most in this situation is their safety. — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, "12 Ways to Show Up for a Friend With Bipolar Disorder," 20 Dec. 2018 Google wasn’t there, and senators were angry Today’s Senate hearing was aimed at getting top Silicon Valley leadership to testify before Congress. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "The 7 biggest moments from today’s social media hearings," 5 Sep. 2018 Looking like glowing red ball of angry about the size of a small moon, the alien ball holds the Discovery suspended in space. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "'Star Trek: Discovery' Is All About Friendship and Death This Week," 8 Feb. 2019 Ned Yost’s lost fire. Cultivating a swagger that was alternately fun and angry was Yost’s greatest managerial success. — Sam Mellinger, kansascity, "The State of the Royals, Part 1 of 2: How did they get here?," 12 July 2018

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