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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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