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rav⋅ing
[rey-ving]
–adjective
–adverb
–noun
| 1. | talking wildly; delirious; frenzied: a raving maniac. |
| 2. | Informal. extraordinary or remarkable: a raving beauty. |
| 3. | furiously or wildly: a remark that made me raving mad. |
| 4. | Usually, ravings.
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verb, raved, rav⋅ing, noun, adjective
rave
1 [reyv]
verb, raved, rav⋅ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
–adjective
| 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. |
| 4. | to utter as if in madness. |
| 5. | an act of raving. |
| 6. | an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something. |
| 7. | Chiefly British Slang. a boisterous party, esp. a dance. |
| 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
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 utter or express in a frenzied manner. n.
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.
rav'ing·ly adv. |
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| raving | |
adverb | |
| 1. | in a raving manner; "raving mad" |
noun | |
| 1. | declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs" |
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Raving
Rav"ing\, a. Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic. -- Rav"ing*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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