raging

Other forms of raging

comparative

raginger·

superlative

ragingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about raging

What does raging mean?

raging means "characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in raging?

raging has 2 syllables: ra-ging. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ˈɹeɪdʒɪŋ/.

What is another word for raging?

Close synonyms include hot, angry, furious, tempestuous, wild. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is raging a common word?

raging is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.