ravening

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsraveningrav‧e‧ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/ adjective literary HBAravening animals are hungry and dangerous a pack of ravening wolvesExamples from the Corpusravening• a ravening beast• Man then will be without an enemy among men and without fear of ravening beasts.• The three ravening bolts of fury launching themselves at him now, presented an entirely more complex problem.• The delicious smell was twisting his simple mind into knots of ravening hunger.• The salmon had already turned into a ravening wolf, eating at my innards.• A ravening wolf in sheep's clothing.Origin ravening (1500-1600) Present participle of raven “to take away by force, eat eagerly” ((15-20 centuries)), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1

单词	ravening
释义	ravening From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsraveningrav‧e‧ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/ adjective literary HBAravening animals are hungry and dangerous a pack of ravening wolvesExamples from the Corpusravening• a ravening beast• Man then will be without an enemy among men and without fear of ravening beasts.• The three ravening bolts of fury launching themselves at him now, presented an entirely more complex problem.• The delicious smell was twisting his simple mind into knots of ravening hunger.• The salmon had already turned into a ravening wolf, eating at my innards.• A ravening wolf in sheep's clothing.Origin ravening (1500-1600) Present participle of raven “to take away by force, eat eagerly” ((15-20 centuries)), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1
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