adj
Meaning 1
Talking wildly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Standard Lemma guide
raving
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/
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rhymes with -eɪvɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: R EY1 V IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Causing excitement or wild praise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She was not considered a raving beauty.
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adv
Meaning 3
Incoherently
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He went stark, raving mad.
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noun
Meaning 4
Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of rave
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adverb
Meaning 6
in a raving manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- raving mad
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ravingly
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
declaiming wildly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the raving of maniacs
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Broader terms: declamation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: rematado — Translations
- Bulgarian: бълнуване (bǎlnuvane) — Incoherent talk
- Bulgarian: несвързано говорене (nesvǎrzano govorene) — Incoherent talk
- French: divagations — Incoherent talk
- French: divagation — Incoherent talk
- Irish: rámhaille — Incoherent talk
- Polish: brednie — Incoherent talk
- Spanish: desvarío — Incoherent talk
Real reading context