ravening
ravening · more ravening · most ravening
Voracious and greedyVoracious and greedy.
US/ˈɹævənɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesVoracious and greedy.
There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
(archaic)Subject to the voracity of a predator.
More definitions
- living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
- excessively greedy and grasping
- devouring or craving food in great quantities
Origin
Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).
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Forms
more ravening, most ravening| Comparative | more ravening Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ravening Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedraveningly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.