enraging
present participle ofenrage
enrage
verb[Toften passive]
uk/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/us/ɪnˈreɪdʒ/tocausesomeone tobecomeveryangry:
Plans tobuilda newnightclubin theneighbourhoodhave enragedlocalresidents.
He was enragedatthearticleabout him.
to get angry
- lose your temperShe never lost her temper, never raised her voice.
- explodeShe exploded with rage when she was mistaken for a cleaning lady.
- eruptMy ex-husband would erupt over little things.
- lose (your) patienceShe was starting to lose her patience with him.
- become enragedHe became enraged and crashed out of the room.
- fly into a rageI never saw him fly into a rage or treat anyone cruelly.
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- bend
- get upsomeone'snoseidiom
- givesomeonethe shitsidiom
- go too faridiom
- goat
- grate
- joke
- nark
- rub
- rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
- ruffle
- rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
- setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
- tit
- troll
Examplesofenraging
enraging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Moreenragingand distressing by far than the practical implications of the clause are the motives that underly it.
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Nothing is moreenragingto them.
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As such, the royalists took considerably greater precautions than the comuneros to avoidenragingthe countryside.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The novels main character is an artist who delivers a different work than the portrait he was commissioned to paint,enraginghis client.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In two acts, he succeeded inenragingall of the audience - the women with the first act, the men with the second.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Lewis' message was read to the crowd,enragingthem further.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dreyman's article is published,enragingthe authorities.
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