rage
noun
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).
are raging
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present progressiveof rage.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Erosion fights are raging on coastlines nationwide as sea-level rise and intense storms devour beaches and prime real estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
The fires are raging at a particularly precarious time for L.A., a city heralded worldwide as the epicenter of Western entertainment.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2025
Massive wildfires are raging through the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains — two of the three ranges where Southern California mountain yellow-legged frogs eke out a fragile existence in a handful of isolated streams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024
Words Without Borders, one of the few magazines in the world dedicated to literature in translation, is turning 20 at a fraught time: Around the world, wars are raging.
From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
I school my face to blankness, but, inside, my emotions are raging like a creek after a spring storm.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
