"run high" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: runs high [present, singular, third-person], running high [participle, present], ran high [past], run high [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> high}} run high (third-person singular simple present runs high, present participle running high, simple past ran high, past participle run high)
  1. (idiomatic) Of a river, to experience a strong current and be full and close to overflowing. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_high-en-verb-GUXTV5kb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. (idiomatic) To become very angry or emotional about something. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-run_high-en-verb-QptQFccP

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for run high meaning in English (1.4kB)

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