ravening

[ rav-uh-ning ]

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adjective

rapacious; voracious.

noun

rapacity.

Origin of ravening

First recorded in 1520–30; raven² + -ing², -ing¹

synonym study For ravening

1. See ravenous.

Other words from ravening

rav·en·ing·ly, adverb

Words that may be confused with ravening

ravenous, ravening (see synonym study at ravenous)

Words Nearby ravening

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How to use ravening in a sentence

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 | THE 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

British Dictionary definitions for ravening

ravening

/ (ˈrævənɪŋ) /

adjective

(esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory

Derived forms of ravening

raveningly, adverb

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