ravin

[ rav-in ]

/ ˈræv ɪn /

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verb (used with or without object), noun

an archaic or literary variant of raven².

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How to use ravin in a sentence

If the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But poor Emilie de Ravin, having to give birth twice on the same show—to the same child, no less!
8 Best Moments from the Lost Finale|Shannon Donnelly, The Daily Beast Video|May 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He was all for fetchin' the doctor right off, but I told him I cal'lated we could bear with your ravin's for a spell.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine|Joseph C. Lincoln
Your brother's distracted ravin' mad this two days huntin' the bush; but I told him you'd be sartin sure to turn up somehow.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe

He had fever and was a ravin' lunatic at times, but at intervals he made out to tell me suthin' of his story.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone|Richard Bonner
I'd enough sight ruther be girl-struck than always ravin' and rippin' against females.
The Woman-Haters|Joseph C. Lincoln
"The Mark Boat's mad—stark ravin' crazy," he snorts, returning to command.
With The Night Mail|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for ravin

ravin

/ (ˈrævɪn) /

verb

an archaic spelling of raven 2

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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