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Violent; impetuous. Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined. Prior.

The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition.

To break; to violate. [Obs.] Shak.

The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. [Obs.] Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to any fraction or breaking up. Foxe.

Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak. Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay. -- Fran"tic*al*ly, adv. -- Fran"tic*ly, adv. Shak. -- Fran"tic*ness, n. Johnson.

Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.

Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction; violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties; madness; rage. All else is towering frenzy and distraction. Addison. The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. Shak.

To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

With direct and violentop position; with sudden collision. [Colloq.] L'Estrange.

To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to detonate; to explode with a violent report.

Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner.

), a chord, the lowest tone of which is its root. -- Fundamental colors, red, green, and violet-blue. See Primary colors, under Color.

Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.

Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm. Her wit began to be with a divine fury inspired. Sir P. Sidney.

by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to allow freedom of speech to. Marvell. The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be gagged, and reason to be hood winked. Maccaulay.

A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.

A viola da gamba.

A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under Viola.

reath, or in laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to pant violently. She gasps and struggles hard for life. Lloyd.