angrier; angriest
1
: feeling or showing anger
an angry crowd
2
a
: 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
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
In the middle of a crime scene, Ducky walks in and begins sharing his thoughts with a shocked Gibbs and an angry Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid).
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Avoid getting angry at them—getting a reaction at all, even a negative one, can reinforce bad behaviors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In Chicago on October 14, US Border Patrol agents pursued and crashed into a vehicle as part of an immigration enforcement operation, leading to an angry response from community residents.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Avoid getting angry at them—getting a reaction at all, even a negative one, can reinforce bad behaviors.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Evidently the Miami Dolphins didn’t like being mocked and ridiculed all week, nationally by the football media and at home by their own angry fans.
—Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
In Chicago on October 14, US Border Patrol agents pursued and crashed into a vehicle as part of an immigration enforcement operation, leading to an angry response from community residents.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angry
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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