infuriate
verb (used with object)
to make furious; enrage.
was infuriating
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past progressiveof infuriate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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She said it was "infuriating and heartbreaking" to learn how many concerns had been raised about Foden, but were never properly investigated.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
Jennifer Adkins, one of the plaintiffs, said afterward it was infuriating to be dismissed as a “hypothetical.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
To say it was infuriating would be an understatement.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
In a video statement posted online on Wednesday, Ms. Davis, the police chief, said the public would see footage that was infuriating and unsettling.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
Next came Percy, who was infuriating but sweet, yet he had seemed to be falling for another girl named Rachel, and then he almost died, several times.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
