No. 3,959 in Dutch
woedde
"Woedde" means "raged" or "was raging."
In a sentence
Er woedde een krachtige storm die nacht.
A powerful storm raged that night.
In this sentence, 'woedde' is used to describe the violent and intense action of a storm. It's the past tense of 'woeden'.
Een felle discussie woedde in de vergaderzaal.
A heated debate raged in the meeting room.
Here, 'woedde' conveys the intensity and fervor of the ongoing discussion in a metaphorical sense.
De oorlog woedde jarenlang in deze regio.
The war raged in this region for years.
In this example, 'woedde' denotes the prolonged and violent nature of the war.
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