Collocations for rage - noun
1. great anger
ADJECTIVE
blind,
pure
blinding, boiling, burning, seething, uncontrollable
homicidal (esp. AmE), murderous
helpless, impotent
She was burning with impotent rage.
blinding, boiling, burning, seething, uncontrollable
homicidal (esp. AmE), murderous
helpless, impotent
She was burning with impotent rage.
pent-up,
suppressed
VERB + rage
be full of,
feel,
fill sb with
He was filled with rage.
He was filled with rage.
be beside yourself with,
be boiling with,
burn with,
explode with,
fume with,
seethe with
He glared at me, quite beside himself with rage.
Her eyes were burning with rage.
I was seething with rage.
He glared at me, quite beside himself with rage.
Her eyes were burning with rage.
I was seething with rage.
be contorted with,
contort with
‘How dare you!’ she said, her face contorted with rage.
‘How dare you!’ she said, her face contorted with rage.
shake with,
tremble with
He was literally shaking with rage.
Her voice was trembling with rage.
He was literally shaking with rage.
Her voice was trembling with rage.
be red with,
be white with
express, unleash, vent
The people vented their rage on government buildings.
express, unleash, vent
The people vented their rage on government buildings.
fuel
His answer only seemed to fuel her rage.
His answer only seemed to fuel her rage.
channel,
control,
master
He managed to master his rage.
He managed to master his rage.
rage + VERB
boil,
boil over,
boil up,
burn
Ron felt rage boil up inside him.
Her rage boiled over as she burst into tears.
Ron felt rage boil up inside him.
Her rage boiled over as she burst into tears.
build up,
grow
She felt the rage building up inside her.
She felt the rage building up inside her.
consume sb,
fill sb
Blind rage consumed him.
Blind rage consumed him.
erupt
His rage suddenly erupted.
His rage suddenly erupted.
subside
His rage was beginning to subside.
His rage was beginning to subside.
PREPOSITION
with rage
She was speechless with rage.
She was speechless with rage.
rage at
He was boiling with rage at the unfairness of it all.
He was boiling with rage at the unfairness of it all.
PHRASES
a bellow of rage,
a cry of rage,
a roar of rage,
a scream of rage
He gave a roar of rage and punched me in the face.
He gave a roar of rage and punched me in the face.
tears of rage
2. sudden display of great anger
ADJECTIVE
blind,
terrible,
towering
violent
He was prone to violent rages.
violent
He was prone to violent rages.
jealous
drunken
She started hitting him in a drunken rage.
drunken
She started hitting him in a drunken rage.
air,
road,
etc.
A motorist was assaulted in a road rage attack.
A motorist was assaulted in a road rage attack.
PREPOSITION
in a rage
She killed him in a rage of despair.
She killed him in a rage of despair.
rage about
He was in a towering rage about his lost watch.
He was in a towering rage about his lost watch.
rage at
He flew into a rage at the insult.
He flew into a rage at the insult.
rage of
He left in a rage of humiliation.
He left in a rage of humiliation.