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    ravening
    /ˈravənɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a ferocious wild animal) extremely hungry and hunting for prey: "they turned on each other like ravening wolves"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAVENING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RAVENING definition: 1. (especially of wild animals) violently hunting for food: 2. A ravening group of people try to…. Learn more.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › raveningRavening - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Someone who's ravening is ferociously hungry, like a wild animal. A ravening monster in a horror film hunts its prey for food. While a ravening wolf is fierce and brutal in its hunger, you can also use ravening to describe someone who acts wild or brutish in other ways.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordRAVENING - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "RAVENING" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAVENING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. (esp of animals such as wolves) voracious; predatory. noun. 2. voracious or predatory behaviour. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. raveningly (ˈraveningly) adverb. ravening in American English. (ˈrævənɪŋ ) adjective. 1. greedily searching for prey. noun. 2. ravin.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishravening adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of ravening adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › ravening_adjravening, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the adjective ravening mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ravening, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ravening has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medicine (late 1500s) veterinary medicine (late 1500s)

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRAVENING - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "RAVENING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › raveningRavening - definition of ravening by The Free Dictionary

    Define ravening. ravening synonyms, ravening pronunciation, ravening translation, English dictionary definition of ravening. n. 1. A large bird of the Northern Hemisphere, having black plumage and a croaking cry. 2. Any of several similar birds of the genus Corvus, found in...

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › raveningRavening Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    ˈrav-niŋ. intransitive verb. 1. : to feed greedily. 2. : to prowl for food : prey. 3. : plunder. transitive verb. 1. : to devour greedily. 2. : despoil.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › raveningravening - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    May 21, 2024 · ravening (comparative more ravening, superlative most ravening) Voracious and greedy . There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.