ravin
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Example Sentences
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He sure does," said Buck, "which shows that he's jest ravin'.
From The Untamed by Brand, Max
But we cain't hang up heah, moon eyed an' ravin'.
From Valley of Wild Horses by Grey, Zane
Why, boys, ye must all be ravin distracted!
From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James
For the true scorpion whips are those of the nation's pleasant vices, which are to it as St. John's locusts—crown on the head, ravin in the mouth, and sting in the tail.
From The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing by Ruskin, John
Our natures do pursue, Like rats that ravin down their proper bane, A thirsty evil; and when we drink we die.
From Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] by Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
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