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# fury

«fury» in Mova's school dictionary: **very strong, wild anger** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (fury, furies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fury is very strong, wild anger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#m1)

2) Fury can also mean great force or violence, as in the fury of a storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#m2)

3) (myth) The Furies were three goddesses of revenge in ancient Greek and Roman stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, fury tells the reader a character is so angry they may lose control. In geography or science, the fury of a storm, the sea or a volcano means its great power and danger. Phrases: in a fury, full of fury, with fury, «hell hath no fury» (an old saying). The adjective is furious.

### examples

- Mum's face was red with fury when she saw the broken window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x1)
- He slammed the door in a fury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x2)
- The fury of the storm knocked down trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x3)
- The sailors were afraid of the fury of the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x4)
- She ran with fury to catch the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x5)
- In the Greek myth, the Furies chased the wrongdoer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x6)
- Take a deep breath when you feel fury rising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x7)
- The team played with fury after going a goal down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x8)
- When the King knew this he tore his black hair with fury. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/#x9)

### note

Usually uncountable (fury), but «a fury» is used in «in a fury». Plural «furies» is rare except for the Furies of myth. The adjective is «furious», the adverb «furiously». Fury is stronger than anger or annoyance.

### In the corpora

- [and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.822/)
- [then I will walk contrary unto you in fury; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.816/)
- [Fury is not in Me; would that I were as the briers and thorns in flame!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.547/)
- [And where is the fury of the oppressor?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1145/)
- [I will also smite My hands together, and I will satisfy My fury; I the LORD have spoken it.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.523/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fury» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fury/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.