rage
noun
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination).
have been raging
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present perfect progressiveof rage.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In Spain, emergency responders were beginning to make some progress in efforts to contain the wildfires that have been raging in and near the Madrid region for days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Temperatures topped 40C and gusts of hot wind fanned the flames in the southern Italian island, where wildfires have been raging for several days.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Jupiter is famous for its enormous storms, some of which have been raging for centuries.
From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026
Storms have been raging in the Black Sea since Friday.
From Reuters ● Nov. 27, 2023
At last, the wars that have been raging since I was born are over.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
