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rage
verb [I usually + adv/prep] /reɪdʒ/Definition
C2 to speak very angrily to someone: He raged at (= spoke angrily to) us for forgetting to order a replacement.Talking angrily C2 to happen in a strong or violent way: The storm raged outside. A flu epidemic is raging in/through local schools. The argument rages on (= continues strongly).Occurring and happening
(Definition of rage verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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