raving
11Raving — Rave Rave (r[=a]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raved} (r[=a]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raving}.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. Cf. {Rage}, {Reverie}.] 1. To wander in mind or… …
12raving — I. noun Date: 14th century irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation usually used in plural II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. talking wildly or irrationally < a raving lunatic > 2. ravishing < a raving beauty > …
13raving — 1. noun Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk. 2. adjective a) Talking wildly. She was not considered a raving beauty. b) Causing excitement or wild praise. 3. adverb …
14raving — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. Raving is used with these nouns: ↑lunatic {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adv. Raving is used with these adjectives: ↑mad …
15raving — Synonyms and related words: Dionysiac, abandoned, afebrile delirium, amok, anarchic, angry, babble, babbling, bacchic, balderdash, beaming, bellowing, berserk, blooming, bluster, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boisterous, bombast, brainstorm,… …
16raving — rav|ing [ reıvıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL behaving or talking in a stupid or crazy way: They looked at me as if I was a raving lunatic. a raving beauty a woman who is very beautiful …
17raving — UK [ˈreɪvɪŋ] / US adjective informal behaving or talking in a stupid or crazy way They looked at me as if I was a raving lunatic. • a raving beauty …
18raving — n., adj., & adv. n. (usu. in pl.) wild or delirious talk. adj. delirious, frenzied. adj. & adv. colloq. as an intensive (a raving beauty; raving mad). Derivatives: ravingly adv …
19raving — noun (usu. ravings) wild or incoherent talk. adjective & adverb informal used for emphasis: raving mad …
20raving — [ˈreɪvɪŋ] adj informal behaving or talking in a crazy way a raving lunatic[/ex] …
