- a variation of raven.
ravin
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Example Sentences
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But we cain't hang up heah, moon eyed an' ravin'.
From Valley of Wild Horses by Grey, Zane
"Nature, red in tooth and claw, with ravin shrieks against the creed" of the Theist.
From Arrows of Freethought by Foote, G. W. (George William)
The thievery of his thoughts and the ravin of his envy would have provided interesting bases of speculation for the reflective magistrate, since, if, according to the metaphysician, thoughts are things, he committed crimes daily.
From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.
Why, boys, ye must all be ravin distracted!
From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James
I sat next Laycock at dinner and he was ravin'.
From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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