fierce vs raging

fierce

adj
  • Resolute or strenuously active. 

  • Excellent, very good. 

  • Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. 

  • Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah. 

  • Threatening in appearance or demeanor. 

adv
  • Extremely; very. 

raging

adj
  • Volatile, very active or unpredictable. 

  • In a state of rage; in a state of extreme, often uncontrollable, anger. 

  • Extreme; intense. 

noun
  • A display of rage. 

How often have the words fierce and raging occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )