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toben — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rage noun Intense, uncontrolled anger.
  • rampage noun A period of violent, uncontrolled behaviour.
  • rave noun An enthusiastically positive review.
  • romp verb To play or move about in a lively, energetic, boisterous way.

Senses

toben is used for these senses in English:

  • rage (intransitive) To act or speak in heightened anger.
  • rage (sometimes, figurative) To move with great violence, as a storm etc.
  • rampage To move about wildly or violently.
  • rave (intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
  • romp A period of boisterous play, a frolic; now especially, a bout of sexual activity, especially when illicit. [from 18th c.]

rage — full definition

  1. noun Intense, uncontrolled anger.
  2. verb To speak or act with fierce anger, or (of a storm, fire, etc.) to rage with great force.

rampage — full definition

  1. noun A period of violent, uncontrolled behaviour.
  2. verb To rush about in a wild or violent manner.

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