Raging
/ˈreɪ.dʒɪŋ/noun
Displaying intense anger, violence, or force; moving with great intensity.
Did you know?Rage and its relatives ultimately come from a Latin root linked to rushing or moving violently, which is why the word still feels like a force in motion, not just an emotion.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
rabies
“madness, frenzy, rabidness”
Late Latin
Latin
ragere
“to rave, be furious (later sense development in Romance)”
Old French
Old French
ragier
“to rage, be furious”
Middle English
English
ragen
“to rage, storm, be violently angry”
Modern English
English
raging
“showing intense anger or violent force”