: irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation
—usually used in plural
1
: talking wildly or irrationally
a raving lunatic
2
: ravishing
a raving beauty
Examples of raving in a Sentence
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
Taylor-Joy recorded the anchor’s ravings directly to camera.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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Noun
The federal employees reaching out to highlight some of the nutty anti-vax ravings and other nonsense on the sites (often going against the sites’ own rules) were perfectly within their authority to make contact and ask for changes.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
Taylor-Joy recorded the anchor’s ravings directly to camera.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 8 May 2024
Adjective
And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.
—Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raving. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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