outraging
present participle of outrage
outraging (plural outragings)
(archaic) The committing of an outrage.
• ragouting
Source: Wiktionary
Out*rage", v. t. Etym: [Out + rage.]
Definition: To rage in excess of. [R.] Young.
Out"rage, n. Etym: [F. outrage; OF. outre, oltre, beyond (F. outre, L. ultra) + -age, as, in courage, voyage. See Ulterior.]
1. Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. Chaucer. He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country. Spenser.
2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Syn.
– Affront; insult; abuse. See Affront.
Out"rage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Outragen; p. pr. & vb. n. Outraging.] Etym: [F. outrager. See Outrage, n.]
1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse. Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have hope of doing it without a return. Atterbury. This interview outrages all decency. Broome.
2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
Out"rage, v. t.
Definition: To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.