raving
talking wildly; delirious; frenzied: a raving maniac.
Informal. extraordinary or remarkable: a raving beauty.
furiously or wildly: a remark that made me raving mad.
Usually ravings .
irrational, incoherent talk: Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.
wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
Origin of raving
1Other words from raving
- rav·ing·ly, adverb
- un·rav·ing, adjective
Words Nearby raving
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How to use raving in a sentence
Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.
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The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend | Jessica Burdon | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBreakfast raving, or “Braving,” as it will no doubt become known, is set to get the whole world confident with dancing sober.
The Drug-Free Breakfast Rave Is New York’s Latest Exercise Trend | Jessica Burdon | May 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe savvy businesswoman hamming it up as a stark raving mad TV host.
Consider Homeland, and a scary blonde named Carrie Mathison (played by Claire Danes), who is stark raving mad.
The man was raving mad, and the captain was obliged to have him bound hand and foot, and chained to the mast.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThey starred it in the far West mostly, until her health and mind gave way, and she went raving mad on the stage, I believe.
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesVile aniseed brandy—liquid fire—was sold cheap, and many a man who began the day cool and sober ended it as a raving madman.
The Chequers | James RuncimanYou who will not wish to see her languish—suffer—go mad—Thomas, I am not the raving being you take me for.
The Circular Study | Anna Katharine GreenAre the raving words, the wicked thoughts of a misguided, vicious woman to be believed by those who hear them?
In the Onyx Lobby | Carolyn Wells
British Dictionary definitions for raving
/ (ˈreɪvɪŋ) /
delirious; frenzied
(as adverb): raving mad
informal (intensifier): a raving beauty
(usually plural) frenzied, irrational, or wildly extravagant talk or utterances
Derived forms of raving
- ravingly, adverb
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