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How to pronounce ferocious in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fierce, furious, savage
Derivation ferociousness, ferocity


a ferocious beating.

Examples of ferocious

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With that ferocious, familiar burst of speed, he powered his way up the banking.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The crossroads all go to the beach, and the wind off the Atlantic was ferocious.
From the washingtonpost.com
Intense on screen, he's just as ferocious off it, as his Terminator rant proved.
From the metro.co.uk
Several groups have opened a ferocious attack to keep pro-choice Republican Sen.
From the sfgate.com
Sumner could not respond to his wife's humor, and Hooper had a ferocious temper.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Every presidential and mid-term election is ferocious, some more so than others.
From the thenewstribune.com
A ferocious battle erupted at Palmito Ranch, about 12 miles outside Brownsville.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Kissin then returned to familiar turf with the Liszt, rapid and still ferocious.
From the washingtonpost.com
To his credit, Barr did not expect Anonymous'reaction to be quite so ferocious.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
  • (ferociously) in a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely"
  • (ferociousness) the trait of extreme cruelty
  • (ferocity) the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
  • (ferocity) The condition of being ferocious
  • (Ferocity) An intense form of anger.
  • Fierce, violent, savage