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raving

The correct spelling is raving.

How to pronounce raving

verb

IPA: /ˈɹeɪvɪŋ/

Say it like: Rav-ing

The correct spelling is raving. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging. For example: "He raved about her beauty."

Usage Examples

He raved about her beauty.

She was not considered a raving beauty.

He went stark, raving mad.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
  2. 2.To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
  3. 3.To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or (formerly) on.
  4. 4.To rush wildly or furiously.
  5. 5.To attend a rave (dance party).

noun

  1. 1.(usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.

adjective

  1. 1.Talking wildly.
  2. 2.Causing excitement or wild praise.

adverb

  1. 1.Incoherently

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