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Synonyms of raving

berserk, delirious, frenzied, irrational, mad, maniacal, violent, wild,

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rav⋅ing

[rey-ving]

–adjective

1.	talking wildly; delirious; frenzied: a raving maniac.

2.	Informal. extraordinary or remarkable: a raving beauty.

–adverb

3.	furiously or wildly: a remark that made me raving mad.

–noun

Usually, ravings.

a.	irrational, incoherent talk: Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.

b.	wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see rave, -ing ² , -ing ¹

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rave

1 [reyv]

verb, raved, rav⋅ing, noun, adjective

–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

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rave   (rāv) Pronunciation Key
v.   raved, rav·ing, raves

v.   intr.

To speak wildly, irrationally, or incoherently.
To roar; rage: The storm raved along the coast.
To speak or write with wild enthusiasm: Critics raved about the new play.
To attend a rave.

v. tr.
To utter or express in a frenzied manner.
n.

The act or an instance of raving.
Informal An extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review: The play received raves.
An all-night dance party, especially one where techno, house, or other electronically synthesized music is played.
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.

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rav·ing (rā'vĭng) Pronunciation Key
adj.