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- Dictionaryrave/reɪv/
verb
- 1. talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad: "Nancy's having hysterics and raving about a ghost" Similar
- 2. speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration: "New York's critics raved about the acting" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an extremely enthusiastic recommendation or appraisal: informal "their tour received rave reviews" Similar Opposite
- 2. a lively party involving dancing and drinking: informal "their annual fancy-dress rave" Similar
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RAVE definition: 1. to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill…. Learn more.
RAVE meaning: 1. to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill…. Learn more.
noun. 1. : an act or instance of raving. 2. : an extravagantly favorable criticism. the play received the critics' raves. 3. : a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs.
a dance party featuring electronic dance music arranged by a disc jockey and a light show or other visual effects, and typically characterized by amphetamine and psychedelic drug use: They have these all-night raves in a field just outside the city limits. British Informal. a boisterous party, especially a dance:
If you rave about a book you just read, you're telling people you think it's great, or you're giving it a rave review. Rave has two levels, one that implies you're very excited about something and the other that you are too excited, so you seem crazy.
A rave is a big event at which young people dance to electronic music in a large building or in the open air. Raves are often associated with illegal drugs.
[intransitive, transitive] to shout in a loud and emotional way at somebody because you are angry with them; to talk or shout in a way that is not logical or sensible. rave at somebody She was shouting and raving at them. My parents both raved at me. He wandered the streets raving at passers-by.
rave. ( reɪv) vb. 1. to utter (something) in a wild or incoherent manner, as when mad or delirious. 2. ( intr) to speak in an angry uncontrolled manner. 3. ( intr) (of the sea, wind, etc) to rage or roar. 4. ( intr; foll by over or about) informal to write or speak (about) with great enthusiasm.
RAVE definition: 1. to talk about something that you think is very good in an excited way: 2. to talk in an angry…. Learn more.
rave meaning, definition, what is rave: to talk in an angry, uncontrolled, or cr...: Learn more.
