ravening

[ rav-uh-ning ]

/ ˈræv ə nɪŋ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR ravening ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

rapacious; voracious.

noun

rapacity.

Origin of ravening

First recorded in 1520–30; raven² + -ing², -ing¹

synonym study for ravening

1. See ravenous.

OTHER WORDS FROM ravening

rav·en·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ravening

ravenous, ravening (see synonym study at ravenous)

Words nearby ravening

ravel, ravelin, raveling, ravelment, raven, ravening, Ravenna, ravenous, raver, rave-up, Ravi

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Example sentences from the Web for ravening

Our American birthright, this ravening resides in our molecules and has from minute one.
The Promise of Happiness After the Newtown Shooting|William Giraldi|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Three or four of the ravening, howling curs assaulted Guard under the very flap of our tent.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
If he's the ravening beast you say he is, he shall be fired to-morrow.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
I am but a man—and I think 'twas rage I felt—that such a thing should be cast to ravening wolves.
His Grace of Osmonde|Frances Hodgson Burnett

He struggled to get his free hand on the rock, but the water tore at him like a ravening beast and he lost his hold.
Still Jim|Honor Willsie Morrow
A-ya fetched a deep breath of relief when she saw that this was no ravening monster.
In the Morning of Time|Charles G. D. Roberts

British Dictionary definitions for ravening

ravening

/ (ˈrævənɪŋ) /

adjective

(esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory

Derived forms of ravening

raveningly, adverb

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单词	ravening
释义	ravening [ rav-uh-ning ] / ˈræv ə nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ravening ON THESAURUS.COM adjective rapacious; voracious. noun rapacity. Origin of ravening First recorded in 1520–30; raven² + -ing², -ing¹ synonym study for ravening 1. See ravenous. OTHER WORDS FROM ravening rav·en·ing·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ravening ravenous, ravening (see synonym study at ravenous) Words nearby ravening ravel, ravelin, raveling, ravelment, raven, ravening, Ravenna, ravenous, raver, rave-up, Ravi Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ravening Our American birthright, this ravening resides in our molecules and has from minute one. The Promise of Happiness After the Newtown Shooting\|William Giraldi\|January 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Three or four of the ravening, howling curs assaulted Guard under the very flap of our tent. Left on Labrador\|Charles Asbury Stephens If he's the ravening beast you say he is, he shall be fired to-morrow. Berry And Co.\|Dornford Yates I am but a man—and I think 'twas rage I felt—that such a thing should be cast to ravening wolves. His Grace of Osmonde\|Frances Hodgson Burnett He struggled to get his free hand on the rock, but the water tore at him like a ravening beast and he lost his hold. Still Jim\|Honor Willsie Morrow A-ya fetched a deep breath of relief when she saw that this was no ravening monster. In the Morning of Time\|Charles G. D. Roberts British Dictionary definitions for ravening ravening / (ˈrævənɪŋ) / adjective (esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory Derived forms of ravening raveningly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ravening rapacious, voracious, greedy, marauding, ferocious, ravenous, predatory, insatiable, unrelenting, barbarous, murderous, ruthless, atrocious, inhuman, brutal, bloody, fierce, violent, cold-blooded, sadistic
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ravening

adjective

noun

Origin of ravening

synonym study for ravening

OTHER WORDS FROM ravening

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ravening

Words nearby ravening

Example sentences from the Web for ravening

British Dictionary definitions for ravening

adjective

Derived forms of ravening

Words related to ravening