Furious - English meaning

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds.

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A gusty, blustery day

adjective

(of the weather) stormy and windy

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A cold and blustery night

adjective

With strong winds

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A blustery day, blustery weather

adjective

At or near boiling point.

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Boiling water

noun

The action of bringing a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.

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Reheat gently to just below boiling

verb

(with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.

Usage examples:

We asked people to boil their drinking water

adjective

Noisy, energetic, and cheerful.

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A group of boisterous lads

adjective

Noisy and not controlled

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The audience burst into boisterous laughter.

adjective

Noisy, energetic, and rough

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Boisterous children, a boisterous game

adjective

Very angry; furious.

Usage examples:

An enraged mob screamed abuse

verb

Make (someone) very angry.

Usage examples:

The students were enraged at these new rules

verb

Past simple and past participle of enrage

Usage examples:

Plans to build a new nightclub in the neighbourhood have enraged local residents., he was enraged a…

adjective

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

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Fierce fighting continued throughout the day

adverb

Very; extremely.

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He was fierce proud

adjective

Violent and forceful

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Fierce thunderstorms, the city had been under fierce attack., she’s a fierce critic of us policies.…

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

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The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

adjective

Flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire

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A fiery explosion, the fiery rays of the sun, fig. fiery (= spicy hot) chili, he’s known for his fi…

adjective

Bright red, like fire

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A fiery sky/sunset

adjective

Wildly excited or uncontrolled.

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A frenzied attack

adjective

Uncontrolled and excited, sometimes violent

Usage examples:

The office was a scene of frenzied activity this morning., as the evening wore on the dancing got m…

adjective

Feeling, showing, or expressing great anger.

Usage examples:

Smith was left fuming following the security breach

noun

The process of exposing wood to ammonia fumes in order to produce dark tints.

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Fuming is a highly toxic process

verb

Feel, show, or express great anger.

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‘we simply cannot have this’, she fumed

verb

(of the wind) blow in gusts.

Usage examples:

The wind was gusting through the branches of the tree

noun

A sudden strong rush of wind.

Usage examples:

As the players went back on to the court there were incredibly strong gusts of wind blowing through…

verb

Present participle of gust

adjective

Characterized by or blowing in gusts.

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Gusty winds

adjective

With sudden, strong winds

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The forecast was for gusty winds and rain.

adjective

Made warm or hot.

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A heated swimming pool

verb

Make or become hot or warm.

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The room faces north and is difficult to heat

adjective

Excited or angry

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A heated argument/exchange

adjective

Having a high degree of heat or a high temperature.

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It was hot inside the hall

verb

Make or become hot.

Usage examples:

He hotted up the flask

adjective

Having a high temperature

Usage examples:

A hot day, a hot meal, it’s hotter in ohio than it is here., matt makes his little sister hot choco…

phrase

To be feeling angry

Usage examples:

I'd stay away from her if i were you - she's in a foul temper., my father was in a ferocious temper…

adjective

Emitting light as a result of being heated.

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Plumes of incandescent liquid rock

adjective

Producing a bright light after being heated to a high temperature

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An incandescent light/bulb, at night, los angeles looked like a vast carpet of incandescence.

adjective

Producing a bright light from a heated filament or other part

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An incandescent lamp

adjective

Very angry; enraged.

Usage examples:

Leonora glared back at him, incensed

verb

Perfume with incense or a similar fragrance.

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The aroma of cannabis incensed the air

verb

Make very angry.

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Locals are incensed at the suggestion

adjective

(of strong feelings) provoked or intensified.

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Inflamed passions overrode reasoning

verb

Provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.

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High fines further inflamed public feelings

adjective

(of a part of the body) red, sore, and often swollen, esp. because of infection

Usage examples:

An inflamed tendon in his right shoulder kept him out of the game., [ c ] tennis elbow is an inflam…

verb

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

I was infuriated by your article

verb

Past simple and past participle of infuriate

verb

To make someone extremely angry

Usage examples:

His sexist attitude infuriates me.

adjective

Of extreme force, degree, or strength.

Usage examples:

The job demands intense concentration

adjective

Extreme

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Intense heat/cold, a look of intense joy, an intense 13-week course, he was young and intense, and …

adjective

Extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong

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Intense cold/heat/hatred, an intense flavour/colour, he suddenly felt an intense pain in his back.

adjective

Feeling or characterized by great anger.

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A barrage of irate letters

adjective

Very angry

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We’ve been getting some irate calls from customers.

adjective

Full of life and energy; active and outgoing.

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A lively and uninhibited girl

adjective

Having or showing a lot of energy and enthusiasm, or showing interesting and exciting thought

Usage examples:

We have a lively group of seniors who meet to discuss the books they’ve read., imelda takes a livel…

adjective

Full of energy and enthusiasm; interesting and exciting

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It's hard work teaching a class of lively children., a lively city, they take a lively interest in …

adjective

Mentally ill; insane.

Usage examples:

He felt as if he were going mad

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He was mad cool—we immediately hit it off

verb

Make (someone) mad.

Usage examples:

Had i but seen thy picture in this plight, it would have madded me

verb

Make (someone) extremely annoyed.

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This is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction

adjective

Very angry or annoyed

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He was standing in the path of the maddened bull., she is maddened at the lack of environmental ove…

adjective

Having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs.

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Passionate pleas for help

adjective

Full of emotion

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A passionate speech, he really cares passionately about getting students to stay in school.

adjective

Showing rage.

Usage examples:

A raging bull

verb

Feel or express violent uncontrollable anger.

Usage examples:

He raged at the futility of it all

adjective

Very severe or extreme

Usage examples:

A raging toothache, a raging thirst, he's got a raging (= high) temperature., a raging bore, a ragi…

noun

Lengthy, angry, and impassioned speech.

Usage examples:

At times, his rantings would become incoherent

adjective

Speaking at length in an angry and impassioned way.

Usage examples:

Ranting shock jocks

verb

Speak or shout at length in an angry, impassioned way.

Usage examples:

She was still ranting on about the unfairness of it all

noun

Irrational or incoherent talk.

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The ravings of a madwoman

adjective

Used to emphasize a particular quality.

Usage examples:

She'd never been a raving beauty

verb

Talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad.

Usage examples:

Nancy's having hysterics and raving about a ghost

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

Filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger.

Usage examples:

His seething resentment finally reached boiling point

verb

(of a liquid) boil or be turbulent as if boiling.

Usage examples:

The grey ocean seethed

adjective

Extremely angry but unable or unwilling to express it clearly

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A feeling of seething resentment led to angry exchanges between the teams., a seething mass of chil…

adjective

(of weather) characterized by squalls.

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Squally showers

adjective

With sudden strong winds or short storms

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There is some squally weather on its way., a sudden squally shower threatened to blow my umbrella i…

adjective

(of weather) characterized by strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.

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A dark and stormy night

adjective

Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.

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He had a reckless and tempestuous streak

adjective

Making an uproar or loud, confused noise.

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Tumultuous applause

adjective

Very loud, or full of confusion, change, or uncertainty

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The former president appeared to tumultuous applause and a standing ovation., after the tumultuous …

adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.

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The country's turbulent history

adjective

Full of confusion; lacking order

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His book discusses the turbulent years of the civil rights struggle., turbulent seas kept us from s…

adjective

Experiencing many problems, disagreements, or changes

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A turbulent time/period/year the publishing world is going through a turbulent time at the moment.,…

adjective

Not restrained or restricted.

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A display of unrestrained delight

adjective

Not limited in any way

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Unrestrained fury, unrestrained capitalism

adjective

Showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

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Her voice was low but vehement

adjective

Expressing very strong feelings, or showing great energy or force

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They are killing some of the birds, to the vehement protests of animal-rights groups., the defense …

adjective

Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.

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A violent confrontation with riot police

adjective

Using or involving force to hurt or attack

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Violent crime, the police are concerned about the possibility of violent behavior at the demonstrat…

adjective

(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated.

Usage examples:

A herd of wild goats

noun

A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region.

Usage examples:

Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild

verb

Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous.

Usage examples:

Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him

adjective

Characterized by or exposed to strong winds.

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A very windy day

adjective

(of a road or river) following a curving or twisting course.

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The long windy path

adjective

With a lot of wind

Usage examples:

It was a windy night., it was wet and windy for most of the week.

adjective

Full of or characterized by intense anger.

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Natural calamities seemed to be the work of a wrathful deity

adjective

Very angry, or often feeling strong anger

Usage examples:

It is not in mr freeman's nature to be wrathful or jealous., his hero-worship turns into wrathful j…