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ra·ven 1 R0058800 (rā′vən)n.1. A large bird (Corvus corax) of the Northern Hemisphere, having black plumage and a croaking cry.2. Any of several similar birds of the genus Corvus, found in Africa, Australia, and southwestern North America.adj. Black and shiny: raven tresses.
[Middle English, from Old English hræfn.]
rav·en 2 R0058900 (răv′ən)v. rav·ened, rav·en·ing, rav·ens v.tr.1. To consume greedily; devour.2. To seek or seize as prey or plunder.v.intr.1. To seek or seize prey or plunder.2. To eat ravenously.n. Variant of ravin.
[From Middle English ravin, raven, rapine, plunder, prey; see ravin.]
rav′en·er n.ravening (ˈrævənɪŋ) adj(esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatorynvoracious or predatory behaviour ˈraveningly advThesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  ravening - living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"rapacious, vulturine, vulturous, raptorial, predatoryaggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" | | 2. | ravening - excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"voracious, rapaciousacquisitive - eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" | | 3. |  ravening - devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"edacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, esurient, rapaciousgluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure" |
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EncyclopediaSeeravenraveningenUK
Related to ravening: ravingSynonyms for raveningadj living by preying on other animals especially by catching living preySynonyms- rapacious
- vulturine
- vulturous
- raptorial
- predatory
Related Wordsadj excessively greedy and graspingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj devouring or craving food in great quantitiesSynonyms- edacious
- ravenous
- voracious
- wolfish
- esurient
- rapacious
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