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raving Definition


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rave
verb raved, raving
    intr
    1. To talk wildly as if mad or delirious.
      Thesaurus: fume, rage, roar, rant, thunder, storm, declaim, harangue, ramble, splutter, fulminate.
    intr
    2. To talk enthusiastically or passionately about it.
      Thesaurus: praise, extol, boost, enthuse, magnify.
      Form: rave about something (usually)
      Form: rave over something
noun
    colloq:
    1. Extravagant praise.
    2. A rave-up.
    3. A gathering of lots of people in a large warehouse or open-air venue such as a field, etc for dancing to eg techno or acid-house music, etc where little alcohol is drunk but recreational drugs are usually available.
adj
    1. colloq
      Extremely enthusiastic. 14c.
      Example: rave reviews




raving
verb
    1. Present participle of rave.
adj
    1. Frenzied; delirious.
      Thesaurus: crazy, frantic, irrational, berserk, manic, wild, frenzied, delirious, hysterical, furious.
    2. colloq
      Great; extreme.
      Example: a raving beauty
noun
    1. Wild, frenzied or delirious talk.
      Form: ravings (usually)


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