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   Rav·en·ing

   /ˈrav(ə)niNG/

   

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   • 1. (of a ferocious wild animal) extremely hungry and hunting for prey: "they turned on each other like ravening wolves"

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   What is ravening adjective?

   • Definition of ravening adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (especially of animals) aggressive and hungry He says the media are ravening wolves. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What is a ravening animal?

   • From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Animals rav‧e‧ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/ adjective literary ravening animals are hungry and dangerous a pack of ravening wolves Examples from the Corpus ravening • a ravening beast • Man then will be without an enemy among men and without fear of ravening beasts.

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   Is ravening a noun or a figurative word?

   • A person who has a ravening appetite—literally or figuratively—could be described as insatiable. The word ravening is also sometimes used as a noun. Synonyms for this sense include ravenousness and voraciousness. Both of these can be used figuratively outside the context of food. This is how the similar word rapacity is always used.

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   What does 'raving' mean?

   • If a situation is unfair or harsh it may be refered to as 'Raving' Get the raving mug. to rave, the art of waving glow sticks and blowing whistles. Not to be confused with raging, or to rage. I was raving at that party last night ... Get the raving mug.

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   6 days ago · ravening in British English. (ˈrævənɪŋ ) adjective. 1. (esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory. noun. 2. voracious or predatory behaviour. Collins English Dictionary.

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   to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill: He's always raving (on) about the government. She was ranting and raving about some imagined insult. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Talking angrily. bite someone's head off idiom. bite/snap someone's head off idiom. blusteringly.

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   4 days ago · ravening in British English. (ˈrævənɪŋ ) adjective. 1. (esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory. noun. 2. voracious or predatory behaviour. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Apr 17, 2024 · ravening (plural ravenings) ( archaic, literary) Predation (by an animal); voracious eating or consumption. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion . Categories: English 3-syllable words. English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas. English adjectives. English terms with usage examples.

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   Definitions of 'ravening' 1. greedily searching for prey. [...] 2. ravin. [...] More. Synonyms of 'ravening' • ferocious, fierce, violent [...] • predatory, hunting, carnivorous [...] • famished, starving, starved [...] More. Examples of 'ravening' in a sentence.