1
as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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as in applause
often raves plural
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for
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Recent Examples of rave
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Bogs Women’s Arcata Tonal Camo Boots Reviewers rave about the warmth, traction, and comfort of these Bogs boots.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Odds are impossibly low the 11-year-old North West has been to a rave of the sorts Eusexua conjures.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Carmen and Bryson had beef, but Carmen raved about the guitarist.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Bogs Women’s Arcata Tonal Camo Boots Reviewers rave about the warmth, traction, and comfort of these Bogs boots.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
Flow into the weekend with a yoga rave and social, hosted by Bodhi Love Yoga at Pine-828.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Odds are impossibly low the 11-year-old North West has been to a rave of the sorts Eusexua conjures.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rave
Verb
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Symptoms of poisoning include upset stomach, drooling, loss of appetite, depression of the central nervous system, convulsions and irregular heartbeat.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2025
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While the animal may be seen drooling or swaying, which can spark fear of rabies, opossums are extremely resistant to the disease, according to the Humane Society of the United States.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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The clearly excited audience at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in the British capital showered the band with much applause, loud cheers and many screams.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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The dissolve to a commercial break a moment later was silent, with no applause; the discourse the following week was predictably berserk.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Some fans gushed over Pierre and even edited themselves with the heartthrob actor in the clip.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA TODAY,
12 Feb. 2025
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The stack of executive orders gushing from the White House spans so many fronts that disoriented Democrats appear unsure how to fight back.—
Josh Feldman,
NBC News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the unspeakably indulgent more-than-two-hour lead-up to this moment, Tykwer has given each of his characters both an escapist musical number and a chance to rant and scream their lungs out.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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And while posts regarding his actions are definitely relevant, a post just ranting about him is not.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Those fans saluted him with a standing ovation Thursday, accompanied by a jumbotron tribute video despite Jordan’s tongue-in-cheek insistence that Caldwell-Pope should be treated with hostility.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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The next day, an audience in Park City saw Slava, Anya and Andrey’s lives on the big screen and gave the film an eight-minute standing ovation, a moving show of warmth, love and recognition for not only Ukraine, but for the art that these Ukrainian visitors had brought to the world.—
Brendan Bellomo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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The world saw this five-man group as an ideal of friendship, a community working and living together, fussing and fighting but making rough beauty out of it.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Palmieri also has a 16-team no-trade list but, like Nelson, certainly should not be fussed about being moved to a Cup contender for a few months.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Additional posts include great praise for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party—fascinations that West has reportedly held for years.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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The performer has repeatedly voiced praise for Hitler in the past, including in a 2022 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Rave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rave. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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