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raging

/ˈɹeɪdʒɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To act or speak in heightened anger.

Examples :

"After discovering someone had stolen his lunch, Mark was raging about the injustice. "
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Related Words

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uncontrollable adjective

/ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbl̩/ /ˌʌnkənˈtrɒləbl̩/

Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

"She got the uncontrollable urge for some chocolate."

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injustice noun

/ɪnˈdʒʌs.tɪs/

Absence of justice; unjustice.

"The unequal grading system in the school created a sense of injustice among the students. "

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figurative adjective

/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/

Of use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.

"The teacher used figurative language to explain the complex concept, saying that the student's mind was a blank slate. "

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violence noun

/ˈvaɪləns/

Extreme force.

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

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confronted verb

/kənˈfɹʌntɪd/

To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with

"We should confront him about the missing money."

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

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heightened verb

/ˈhaɪtənd/ /ˈhaɪtn̩d/

To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.

"The security guard heightened the fence around the school playground to keep children safe. "

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everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

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destroying verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

To damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

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discovering verb

/dɪsˈkʌvəɹɪŋ/

To find or learn something for the first time.

"Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets."

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unpredictable noun

/ˌʌnprɪˈdɪktəbəl/ /ˌʌnpɹɪˈdɪktəbəl/

An unpredictable thing.

"The weather today is an unpredictable. "

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discovered verb

/dɪsˈkʌvəd/ /dɪsˈkʌvɚd/

To find or learn something for the first time.

"Turning the corner, I discovered a lovely little shop. I discovered that they sold widgets."