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raged |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rage \Rage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raged}; p. pr & vb n. {Raging}.] [OF. ragier. See {Rage}, n.] 1. To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be violently agitated with passion. ``Whereat he inly raged.'' --Milton. When one so great begins to rage, he a hunted Even to falling. --Shak. 2. To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or agitated; to act or move furiously; as the raging sea or winds. Why do the heathen rage ? --Ps. ii 1. The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged; dire was the noise. --Milton. 3. To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with destruction or fatal effect; as the plague raged in Cairo. 4. To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: To storm; fret; chafe; fume.
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