Ravening Definition

ravəniŋ
adjective
Greedily searching for prey.
Webster's New World

Voracious and greedy.

There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
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Synonyms:
noun

Ravin.

Webster's New World

Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

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Other Word Forms of Ravening

Noun

Singular:
ravening
Plural:
ravenings

Origin of Ravening

  • Present participle of the obsolete verb raven "to prey".

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Ravening Sentence Examples

  • In these two days we saw how people who had once been good human beings had turned into ravening wolves.

  • He says, Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep 's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  • A ravening horde of evil Mordor Orcs are now rapidly closing the distance between themselves, Eowyn and her valiant defenders.

  • A number of ravening beasts coming from he knew not where rushed to attack him.

  • Jesus spoke of ravening wolves in sheep 's clothing.

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Words Starting With

RRARAV

Words Ending With

GNGING

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