like fury
1like fury — ► like fury informal with great energy or effort. Main Entry: ↑fury …
2like fury — phrasal : to an intense or extreme degree or extent kicked and plunged like fury Henry Wynmalen * * * like fury (informal) Furiously • • • Main Entry: ↑fury * * * informal with great energy or effort she fought like fury in his arms …
3like fury — informal with great energy or effort. → fury …
4like fury — +inf Informal. violently; intensely …
5do something like fury — phrase to do something with a lot of energy and determination Thesaurus: to hurry, or to make someone hurrysynonym Main entry: fury …
6fury — ► NOUN (pl. furies) 1) extreme anger. 2) extreme strength or violence in an action or a natural phenomenon. 2) (Fury) Greek Mythology a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses. ● like fury Cf. ↑ …
7fury — or Furies [fyoor′ē] n. pl. furies [ME furie < OFr < L furia < furere, to rage, prob. < IE * dhus , to rage, storm, dust colored < base * dheu , to blow: see DULL] 1. a) violent anger; wild rage b) a fit of this 2. violence; v …
8fury — noun 1 (U) extreme, often uncontrolled anger: I was shaking with fury. 2 (C) a feeling of extreme anger : in a fury: “Go on then!” shouted Jamie in a fury. “See if I care!” | fly into a fury (=quickly become very angry): Paul flew into one of his …
9fury — /fyoor ee/, n., pl. furies. 1. unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like: The gods unleashed their fury on the offending mortal. 2. violence; vehemence; fierceness: the fury of a hurricane; a fury of creative energy. 3. Furies,… …
10fury — fu|ry [ˈfjuəri US ˈfjuri] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: furie, from Latin furia, from furere; FUROR] 1.) [U] extreme, often uncontrolled anger = ↑rage ▪ I was shaking with fury . ▪ Jenny stepped forward, her eyes blazing with fury . ▪ …
