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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.
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noun
4.
Usually, ravings.
a.
irrational, incoherent talk: Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.
b.
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
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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, especially a dance.
adjective
8.
extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic: rave reviews of a new play.
Origin:
1325–75; 1915–25 for def. 2; Middle English raven (v.), probably < Middle French resver to wander, be delirious
1325–75; 1915–25 for def. 2; Middle English raven (v.), probably < Middle French resver to wander, be delirious
Related forms
rav·er, noun
Synonyms
1. rant, rage, storm.
1. rant, rage, storm.
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Word Origin & History
rave
late 14c., "to show signs of madness or delirium," from O.Fr. raver, variant of resver "to dream, wander, rave," of unknown origin (see reverie). The identical (in form) verb meaning "to wander, stray, rove" first appeared c.1300 in Scottish and northern dialect, and is
EXPAND probably from an unrelated Scand. word (cf. Icelandic rafa). Sense of "talk enthusiastically about" first recorded 1704. Noun meaning "rowdy party" is from 1960, though rave-up was British slang for "wild party" from 1940; specific modern sense of "mass party with loud, fast electronic music and often psychedelic drugs" is from 1989. Raver, from this sense, is first recorded 1991.
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