What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Ragging vs Raging - What's the difference?

ragging | raging |

As verbs the difference between ragging and raging

is that ragging is present participle of lang=en while raging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between ragging and raging

is that ragging is the act of one who rags or teases while raging is a display of rage.

As an adjective raging is

volatile, very active or unpredictable.

ragging

English

(wikipedia ragging)

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who rags or teases.
  • * 2008 , Andrew Wells, Never Quite Depraved
    • But she was openly nice to me after that day under the trailer, and her acceptance of me (probably combined with her father's position in the military hierarchy) led to a gradual end to the raggings I received

    raging

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *
  • *:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging . No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Volatile, very active or unpredictable.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A display of rage.
  • *
    • To quell the ragings of his Father's ire, / And save a guilty world from quenchless fire!