angrily
/ˈæŋɡrəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæŋɡrəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈaŋ-grə-lē/ (ame, mw)
angrily — adverb
1. showing through your voice, face, or actions that you are upset and annoyed with
showing through your voice, face, or actions that you are upset and annoyed with somebody or something.
Mateo slammed the door angrily after the argument with his sister.
verb + angrily, modifying a forceful action
The customer angrily demanded a refund when she found a hair in her soup.
angrily + verb modifying a speech act
Mr. Chen waved his arms angrily at the boys who had broken his window.
Drivers honked angrily as the truck blocked the narrow street for over an hour.
Mei glared at her husband angrily but said nothing during the long dinner.
- furiously
stronger; suggests intense rage rather than ordinary anger
- irritably
milder; more like short-tempered annoyance
- indignantly
anger from feeling something is unfair or wrong
- crossly
informal British; often used about parents or teachers
- calmly
in a relaxed, controlled way
- cheerfully
with visible happiness instead of anger
文法句型
verb + angrily
angrily + verb
用法筆記
Most often modifies verbs of speaking, looking, or sudden physical action (shout, glare, slam, snap). Position is flexible — before or after the verb both sound natural.
常見錯誤
2. describing a storm, sea, or sky that moves or sounds violent and threatening, as
describing a storm, sea, or sky that moves or sounds violent and threatening, as if it were furious.
The waves crashed angrily against the rocks below the lighthouse all night.
literary use: nature behaving like an angry person
Dark clouds rolled angrily across the sky above the small fishing village.
Thunder rumbled angrily over the mountains as the children ran for shelter.
The river churned angrily after three days of heavy rain in the valley.
- gently
softly and peacefully, the opposite of stormy
文法句型
verb + angrily (of weather/sea)
用法筆記
Mostly literary or journalistic. The subject is always a force of nature — sea, waves, sky, clouds, wind, thunder, river. Don't use in everyday speech about weather.
常見錯誤
3. describing a cut, burn, or other injury that looks red, swollen, and very sore.
describing a cut, burn, or other injury that looks red, swollen, and very sore.
The mosquito bite on Pia's arm swelled up angrily within an hour.
verb of swelling/inflaming + angrily
His knee was bleeding angrily where the bicycle chain had cut deep into the skin.
The burn on her wrist throbbed angrily for the rest of the afternoon.
A row of stitches ran angrily across the boy's forehead after the accident.
文法句型
verb/adjective describing a wound + angrily
用法筆記
Typical subject is a wound, scar, rash, bite, or burn. Verbs are physical sensations — throb, sting, swell, glow, bleed. Distinguish from sense 1: here nobody is feeling angry; the injury just looks intensely sore.