Rave Definition
rāv
raved, raves, raving
verb
raved, raves, raving
To talk incoherently or wildly, as in a delirious or demented state.
Webster's New World
To talk with great or excessive enthusiasm (about)
Webster's New World
To utter incoherently.
Webster's New World
To speak or write with wild enthusiasm.
Critics raved about the new play.
American Heritage
To rage or roar, as a storm.
Webster's New World
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noun
raves
An act or instance of raving.
Webster's New World
A raving action or speech.
Webster's New World
An extremely or excessively enthusiastic commendation.
Webster's New World
A kind of loosely organized dance party, lasting through the night, that originated in Britain in the 1980s: a rave features techno music and typically includes the use of psychedelic drugs.
Webster's New World
A raucous party; a rave-up.
American Heritage
adjective
Relating to or being an extravagantly enthusiastic opinion or review.
American Heritage
Origin of Rave
Middle English raven from Old North French raver variant of resver to dream, wander, rave
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
English dialect raves, or rathes (“a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.").
From Wiktionary
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From Old French raver, variant of resver, of uncertain origin.
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