rave
verb (used without object)
to talk wildly, as in delirium.
had been raving
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past perfect progressiveof rave.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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At a wiry 6 feet 3, with long arms, he doesn’t have a senior’s strength, but all the moves and instincts fans had been raving about were suddenly on display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
Its specialty is seafood, but I was desperate to share a genuine pesto genovese, which I had been raving about for years, with Jen and two friends.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2014
The soldier had been raving about climbing to the top of the tower over and over again, fighting endless bugs, and all for some lousy medal.
From Forbes ● Nov. 12, 2012
Perhaps some suspicion that she had been raving crossed her unsettled brain, for she glanced quickly at the nun and then shut her eyes.
From The White Sister by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
The next thing I knew was when I was in the hospital and was told that I had been raving for a week.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930 by Various
