angrier; angriest
1
: feeling or showing anger
an angry crowd
2
a
: indicative of or proceeding from anger
angry words
b
: seeming to show anger or to threaten in an angry manner
an angry sky
3
: painfully inflamed
an angry rash
Examples of angry in a Sentence
I've never seen her look so angry.
An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday.
What made you so angry?
He got angry when he found out about their plans.
He sent an angry letter to the company president.
They had an argument and exchanged some angry words.
She gave me an angry look.
Recent Examples on the Web
Major tennis governing bodies moved to combat online abuse and published last year a report that attributed nearly half of abusive social media posts to angry gamblers.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Testimony in a Placer County murder trial continued Tuesday with an investigator reciting angry emails over a $1.3 million loan for a fledgling business between a Lake Tahoe-area couple and their former Major League Baseball player son-in-law who is accused of shooting them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
An angry Sheriff Gregory Tony had vowed to hold his deputies accountable following the shooting of Mary Gingles, her father, David Ponzer, and a neighbor, Andrew Ferrin, in a quiet Tamarac community on Feb. 16.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Focusing on a partner can be a way to protect oneself from fully processing a barrage of bad news and angry discourse.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
Testimony in a Placer County murder trial continued Tuesday with an investigator reciting angry emails over a $1.3 million loan for a fledgling business between a Lake Tahoe-area couple and their former Major League Baseball player son-in-law who is accused of shooting them.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
An angry Sheriff Gregory Tony had vowed to hold his deputies accountable following the shooting of Mary Gingles, her father, David Ponzer, and a neighbor, Andrew Ferrin, in a quiet Tamarac community on Feb. 16.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 2 June 2025
Focusing on a partner can be a way to protect oneself from fully processing a barrage of bad news and angry discourse.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for angry
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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