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See Also:

• present participle of rave.

raving

American  

[rey-ving] / ˈreɪ vɪŋ /

adjective

1. talking wildly; delirious; frenzied.

   a raving maniac.

2. Informal. extraordinary or remarkable.

   a raving beauty.

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adverb

1. furiously or wildly.

   a remark that made me raving mad.

noun

1. Usually ravings

   1. irrational, incoherent talk.

      Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.

   2. wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.

raving British  

/ ˈreɪvɪŋ /

adjective

1. 1. delirious; frenzied

   2. ( as adverb )

      raving mad

2. informal (intensifier)

   a raving beauty

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noun

1. (usually plural) frenzied, irrational, or wildly extravagant talk or utterances

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ravingly
  adverb
• unraving
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of raving

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see rave ¹, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party has named its leader and co-founder - Alan Hope - otherwise known as Alan "Howlin" Laud Hope.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The Official Monster Raving Loony Party was established in the UK in 1982 by the musician David Sutch, also known as Screaming Lord Sutch, 3rd Earl of Harrow, or simply Lord Sutch.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

But in 1983, he stood for the newly-formed Official Monster Raving Loony Party.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023

All three major parties have put forward candidates as well as the Green Party and the Official Monster Raving Loony Party.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

I find his Company delightful, as must your Brother find Anyone who listens to his Sermonizing & Raving without speaking, fleeing, slapping, or feigning Fits.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson