Definitions for raving

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raving rav·ing

Spelling: [rey-ving]

IPA: /ˈreɪ vɪŋ/

Raving is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in raving (aginrv).

Definitions for raving

noun

1. Usually, ravings. irrational, incoherent talk: wildly extravagant or outrageous talk; bombast.
2. an act of raving.
3. an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something.
4. Chiefly British Slang. a boisterous party, especially a dance.

adverb

1. furiously or wildly:

adjective

1. talking wildly; delirious; frenzied:
2. Informal. extraordinary or remarkable:
3. extravagantly flattering or enthusiastic:

verb (used with object)

1. to utter as if in madness.

verb (used without object)

1. to talk wildly, as in delirium.
2. to talk or write with extravagant enthusiasm:
3. (of wind, water, storms, etc.) to make a wild or furious sound; rage.

Origin of raving

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at rave¹, -ing², -ing¹

Examples for raving

Coupeau was a raving madman, the same as one sees at the Charenton mad-house!

He was manacled and guarded as though he were a raving madman.

We put him to bed, and in a short time he wakened, raving with a fever on his brain.

Forget SoulCycle—the newest fitness craze is early morning raving, complete with DJs, costumes, and organic smoothies.

The Senate minority leader was raving mad, and spouting nonsense.

For those who do not trust the government, it is an excuse for ranting and raving instead of legislating compromised reform.

Mary began to feel that she, too, was in danger of raving distraction.

If I had pursued the matter, who knows but I might have been a raving maniac by this time.

Charles “Father” Coughlin, a raving anti-Semite, was one of the most popular radio hosts in the country.

Let's not even bother with the obvious historical inaccuracy of this raving.