raving

[rey-ving]

adjective

1. talking wildly; delirious; frenzied.

   a raving maniac.

2. Informal.,  extraordinary or remarkable.

   a raving beauty.

adverb

1. furiously or wildly.

   a remark that made me raving mad.

noun

1. Usually ravings

   1. irrational, incoherent talk.

      Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.

   2. wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.

raving

/ ˈreɪvɪŋ /

adjective

1. 1. delirious; frenzied

   2. ( as adverb )

      raving mad

2. informal,  (intensifier)

   a raving beauty

noun

1. (usually plural) frenzied, irrational, or wildly extravagant talk or utterances

Other Word Forms

• ravingly adverb
• unraving adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of raving¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; rave ¹, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

One foreign diplomat texted The Washington Post’s Ishaan Tharoor: “This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?”

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Online ravings about “tiger blood” and “winning!” earned him a Live Nation tour with a cry for help as its title: “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option.”

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"For all his ranting and raving, Plemons brings plenty of depth to Teddy, a man who has locked himself down in the wake of past traumas," wrote Screen Daily's Nikki Baughan.

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After all of our initial dates, her leaving with her wife and me heading home alone, I would get a text from her raving about how much her wife loves me.

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Mr Burza says visitors came from all over India for its lakes, forests, meadows and glaciers – and went back raving about the local people and their hospitality.

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