ravage
verb (used with object)
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action.
ravaging
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present participleof ravage.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The 19th-century statesmen gathered at Vienna to stabilize Europe in the aftermath of Napoleon’s ravaging.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
The ravaging of the museum reflects the destruction seen across Khartoum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tens of thousands of emigrants from Ireland, desperate to escape the famine ravaging their home country, landed in 1847 at the Grosse Île quarantine station in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Fame is a bedfellow of the newer, more modern American dream, which promises not only contentment, but success, as a reward for ambition, ravaging the lifestyles of millions of people in the process.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He had business to attend to, and besides, he did not believe the illness ravaging his city was a contagious plague.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
