adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a violent/angry protest
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Three people died yesterday in violent protests against the war.
a violent/angry reaction
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The artists were surprised by the violent reactions to their work.
an angry denial
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There were angry denials of corruption in the police force.
an angry exchange
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His angry exchange with the referee earned him a yellow card.
an angry response
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His comments sparked an angry response from opposition politicians.
an angry/furious expression
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Her angry expression turned to one of utter despair.
an angry/threatening gesture
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One of the men made a threatening gesture, and I ran.
angry
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Beth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.
caused...angry
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The proposed changes caused an angry outcry from residents.
emotional/violent/angry outburst
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his father’s violent outbursts of temper
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
as
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I was as angry as hell.
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She was as angry as he.
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If she had been angry before, she was twice as angry now.
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Or not as angry as the others.
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He's as angry as it is possible for a human being to be.
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I never witnessed a serious quarrel or observed anyone I would describe as angry .
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Damian was just as angry , and his eyes leapt with blue rage as he stared down at her.
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Strong, dedicated, skilful, passionate, intelligent and as angry as hell.
even
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That made Liz even angrier - too angry to go and see lane.
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She was even angrier than I had hoped.
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The former soldier grew even angrier when he tried to cut through the metal with the hacksaw but failed.
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But now that the scene was taking place, he felt quite disappointed, even angry .
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You'd be very disappointed, even angry , but it would still be beautiful.
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If I resisted, he would get even angrier .
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But when we next talked he was even angrier .
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And when speech gave way to the rhythmic breathing and small cries or even angry groans that I never tired of overhearing?
more
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Quite often a series of progressively unpleasant interchanges will take place with the child becoming more obstinate and the parent more angry .
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According to the literature Carol herself might be angry at her father and somehow even more angry at Lois.
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She was more angry than scared.
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Prosecutors, who were already furious with Bailey, soon got a reason to be even more angry with him.
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Parents who give in to a toddler's temper will increase the likelihood of tantrums recurring and find themselves becoming more angry .
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It only made him more angry .
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As she did her hair she was getting more and more angry with its tangles.
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John Durnford-Slater would have accepted this sailor's surrender, but a more angry commando shot the bomber dead.
really
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He was angry , really angry.
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If they're losing at half-time, make them really angry .
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Each situation is then rated on a five point scale according to whether it just bothers them a little or makes them really angry .
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But I did not feel really angry .
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He'd probably like me to get really angry .
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She began to get really angry .
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I was really angry about it.
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Heaven knows what they say when they are really angry with some one.
so
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Fen had seen her angry before, but never so angry that she had lashed out physically as well as verbally.
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But it was as if I was out of control, I was so angry ....
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Within two days the mood had turned so angry that Mr Williams called another meeting for the following night.
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Karen had seldom seen him so angry .
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Think about why you are so angry .
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Dilip was so angry I was afraid he might have a heart attack.
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I used to get so angry on the set that one day I just blew my top and hit John Huston.
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Why were people on both sides so angry ?
still
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He was still angry about the coat.
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Nield is still angry and tried to reach the two black neighbors on his street by telephone to apologize.
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From the noise she made, it was clear that she was still angry but Constance wasn't frightened.
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Residents still angry at the flood would still be angry at her, to use the best meatball psychology I know.
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He watched the gun and the girl's face, but he was not really afraid because he was still angry .
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Are they still angry or are others angry at them?
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She was still angry with him, but at the same time, she felt a stirring of interest.
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She was still angry with Luke - he had been thoughtless, and surprisingly insensitive.
too
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But Cassie was far too angry to be wooed.
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They then become defensive, withdrawn, or too angry themselves to care about your feelings.
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That made Liz even angrier - too angry to go and see lane.
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But Odysseus was too angry to leave in prudent silence.
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A wild Squig is far too angry to take any psychology or other leadership tests.
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Primo was too angry to talk to anyone.
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I didn't come to the funeral because I was too angry .
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Mike's too angry and upset to do anything.
very
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Before they were in power some Khmer Rouge were very angry with old government, because they were very poor.
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Still he must obey, which makes him very angry .
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Of course I refused with much indignation, and he grew very angry .
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He became very angry and galloped home.
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Female speaker Very angry , very angry.
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She was more angry than scared. Very angry, terribly angry.
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I was very angry about this letter.
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He also felt angry , very angry, because of the effect it must have had on Celia.
■ NOUN
crowd
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This cosy arrangement upset a lot of people and an angry crowd gathered outside the palace.
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An angry crowd of black people.
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Some were dragged out of their cars and butchered by angry crowds in the street.
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An angry crowd gathered, confronting the police, who showed little interest in dispersing them, and began taunting the marshals.
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Your cousin caught Hyde and an angry crowd collected.
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His family, meanwhile, insisted he acted out of desperation to save himself and his pregnant fiancee from an angry crowd .
face
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Her fingers never reached his dark, arrogant and angry face .
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He shouldered her aside and let the door slam on her angry face .
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Then he saw the reflection of his own angry face .
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She always smiled and only put on an angry face when she was being teased.
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She scanned Leo's angry face helplessly.
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She had a thin angry face and thin yellow hair.
letter
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But nothing had prepared her for the angry letter she received from the Duke of Edinburgh, says Morton.
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A few days later, an angry letter to the editor ran in the New York Post.
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His fans wrote angry letters to newspapers.
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He refused to eat, the stupid man, and he sent me some angry letters .
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Dealers flooded Congress with angry letters .
protest
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The decision led to demonstrations and angry protests outside government buildings and parliament in Dublin.
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The exhibit was spotlighted by Phoenix-area media because of an angry protest March 24 by veterans groups.
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The leaks provoked angry protests from citizens and environmentalists.
response
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It earned an angry response from a teachers' union leader, Nigel de Gruchy.
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There are so many ways in which our intolerance will trigger an angry response either in ourselves or others.
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Contesting that remark would only provoke an angry response from the boy.
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As can happen all too often, there's an angry response , and arrests are made.
voice
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She was beginning to hear that strident, angry voice in her sleep.
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She had gone to sleep on the angry voices whose muted sounds came upstairs like a warning fog.
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There were often angry voices in the castle these days, Johann told us.
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Hector, who had been gambolling about the porch, slunk in behind her, depressed by the angry voices .
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As the angry voices rose higher and higher other black-gowned figures came in.
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Some way ahead in the bushes a horse bellowed, and Cynan's angry voice roared defiance.
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That evening, Connor was behind the counter in the saloon when he heard angry voices in the public bar.
word
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I cried because of his angry words .
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Now, in the solace of the night, with its bullies and angry words and fists absent, I liked it.
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The campaigners' angry words were formed by torches, lights and sparklers.
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First, there were the angry words .
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But look how bitterly you remember every angry word !
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Diana always yanks on her hand viciously, all angry words and spit flying.
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Years later she told me she could never remember an angry word between them.
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He was sitting directly above the cellar door, close enough to the kitchen door to hear their angry words .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a harsh/a cross/an angry etc word
guilty/shy/mad/angry etc as hell
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I was as angry as hell .
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Lucy was shy as hell , and Jay was sure and easy.
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She washed spiders down the plughole, and felt guilty as hell about it.
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Strong, dedicated, skilful, passionate, intelligent and as angry as hell .
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The Jaguar is reported to have crashed in a distant country, mad as hell .
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These people were mad as hell .
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Whenever her family had been mentioned she looked as guilty as hell .
have a right to be angry/concerned/suspicious etc
surprised/angry/pleased etc isn't the word for it
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After the programme, the TV station received hundreds of angry phone calls.
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an angry letter
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Hundreds of angry students gathered to protest the tuition increase.
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I could hear my parents having an angry argument downstairs.
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I was stunned and angry when I found out.
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Local people are angry that they weren't told about plans to expand the airport.
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Mary's angry that we didn't save her any pizza.
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My dad gets really angry if anyone keeps him waiting.
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My folks were really angry about my grades.
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Stone's new book is sure to make a lot of women angry .
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Sue's still very angry with me for forgetting our anniversary.
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There were more angry protests outside the Republican convention Friday.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I don't in the least understand why you're so angry !
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Connahs Quay were angry over Halkyn's decision to call off their match at Pant Newydd an hour before the scheduled start.
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Daniel looked at the angry sea with its terrible waves, and he felt cold and frightened.
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His angry partners cut off his access to all bank accounts and halted payment of his share of the monthly profits.
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His minders were angry with us when we said and wrote that he is no great orator.
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However, many years have passed since those angry days.
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It earned an angry response from a teachers' union leader, Nigel de Gruchy.