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[ rey-ving ] / ˈreɪ vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raving ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivetalking wildly; delirious; frenzied: a raving maniac. Informal. extraordinary or remarkable: a raving beauty. adverbfuriously or wildly: a remark that made me raving mad. nounUsually ravings . - irrational, incoherent talk: Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.
- wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
Origin of ravinglate Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rave1, -ing2, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM ravingrav·ing·ly, adverbun·rav·ing, adjectiveWords nearby ravingRavi, ravigote, ravin, ravine, ravined, raving, ravioli, ravish, ravishing, ravishment, raw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ravingCharles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country. Why Was Bess Myerson the First and Last Jewish Miss America?|Emily Shire|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST Forget SoulCycle—the newest fitness craze is early morning raving, complete with DJs, costumes, and organic smoothies. The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend|Jessica Burdon|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST For those who do not trust the government, it is an excuse for ranting and raving instead of legislating compromised reform. Is Prism Really a Scandal?|Alan M. Dershowitz|June 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST The Senate minority leader was raving mad, and spouting nonsense. The Independent Rundown, November 27|Matthew DeLuca|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Let's not even bother with the obvious historical inaccuracy of this raving. Demonization Is No Excuse|Hussein Ibish|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST During this whole time I had been raving under a cerebral fever, death hovering over me. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet|Captain Marryat She lay tossing on her feverish bed, raving wildly, consumed with burning heat, never resting night or day. A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming "You killed my father and ruined his life," she went on, raving. The Beggar Man|Ruby Mildred Ayres Do you call it raving to give one's goods to the Church and the poor Mendicants? The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.)|Margaret, Queen Of Navarre Theres a man been raving around here like a crazy man, declaring he has to send a telegram. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass|Allen Chapman
British Dictionary definitions for raving
adjective- delirious; frenzied
- (as adverb)raving mad
informal (intensifier)a raving beauty noun(usually plural) frenzied, irrational, or wildly extravagant talk or utterances Derived forms of ravingravingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ravingwild, ranting, irrational, berserk, fuming, delirious, frenzied, mad, violent, phrenetic |