ravening

Our American birthright, this ravening resides in our molecules and has from minute one.
The Promise of Happiness After the Newtown Shooting|William Giraldi|January 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A vast mountain of green water lifted up its bulk and fell upon us in a ravening cataract.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
At one o'clock the four elder ones would be upon her, ravening.
Mary Gray|Katharine Tynan

Ravening beasts and poisonous reptiles lurk in those abodes of the riches and the poverty that are no longer known to our life.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance|William Dean Howells
We are no hounds of heaven, nor ravening band Of earthly wolves to tear your kingdom down.
Raemaekers' Cartoons|Louis Raemaekers

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ravening

/ (ˈrævənɪŋ) /

adjective

(esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory

Derived forms of ravening

raveningly, adverb

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