Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries
raver - 3 dictionary results
Razer
 Light Weight. Slim Design. The MotoRAZR. Buy It Now From Sprint!
 www.sprintenterprise.com
Dream Rave
 Rave Toys, Glow Sticks, El Shirts, UV/Black Lights, LED Lights & Toys!
 www.dreamrave.com

rave

1  [reyv] verb, raved, rav⋅ing, noun, adjective
Use raver in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to talk wildly, as in delirium.
2. to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm: She raved about her trip to Europe.
3. (of wind, water, storms, etc.) to make a wild or furious sound; rage.
–verb (used with object)
4. to utter as if in madness.
–noun
5. an act of raving.
6. an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something.
7. Chiefly British Slang. a boisterous party, esp. a dance.
–adjective
8. extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic: rave reviews of a new play.
Origin:
1325–75; 1915–25 for def. 2; ME raven (v.), prob. < MF resver to wander, be delirious

Related forms:
raver, noun

Synonyms:
1. rant, rage, storm.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To raver
rave   (rāv)   
v.   raved, rav·ing, raves

v.   intr.
  1. To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.
  2. To roar; rage: The storm raved along the coast.
  3. To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.
  4. To attend a rave.
v.   tr.
To utter or express in a frenzied manner.
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of raving.
  2. Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.
  3. An all-night dance party, especially one where techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.
  4. Chiefly British A raucous party; a rave-up.
adj.   Informal
Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.

[Middle English raven, from Old North French raver, variant of resver, to dream, wander, rave.]
rav'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source

Raver

Rav"er\, n. One who raves.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see raver on Thesaurus | Reference
Razer
 Light Weight. Slim Design. The MotoRAZR. Buy It Now From Sprint!
 www.sprintenterprise.com
Dream Rave
 Rave Toys, Glow Sticks, El Shirts, UV/Black Lights, LED Lights & Toys!
 www.dreamrave.com