raved; raving
1
a
: to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
b
: to speak out wildly
c
: to talk with extreme enthusiasm
raved about its beauty
2
: to move or advance violently : storm
the iced gusts still rave and beat—
John Keats
John Keats
: to utter in madness or frenzy
1
: an act or instance of raving
2
: an extravagantly favorable criticism
the play received the critics' raves
3
: a large overnight dance party featuring techno music and usually involving the taking of mind-altering drugs
Synonyms
Examples of rave in a Sentence
Verb
“It's his best performance yet,” raved one movie critic.
The guy on the corner was raving like a madman.
The coach ranted and raved at the referee.
Noun
Her review of the movie was a rave.
the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for
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Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter Dupe TikTok has spoken and raved about this e.l.f.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2024
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
One is as a nightlife and party destination; home to beach clubs, world-class DJs and all-night long raves for which the island became world-renowned, particularly from the late 1980s onwards.
—Suyin Hayes, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Our testers tried a slightly smaller version of this model and raved about its shallow yet roomy design.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Filter Dupe TikTok has spoken and raved about this e.l.f.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 4 Sep. 2024
Noun
In the video, bandmates Alex Pall and Drew Taggart DJ a rave in the middle of nowhere as Petras mysteriously emerges from a mud puddle and steals the show.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2024
One is as a nightlife and party destination; home to beach clubs, world-class DJs and all-night long raves for which the island became world-renowned, particularly from the late 1980s onwards.
—Suyin Hayes, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Rave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rave. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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rave
1 of 2 verb
raved; raving
1
: to talk wildly or irrationally
2
: to talk with great enthusiasm
raved about the new play
raver
noun
rave
2 of 2 noun
: a statement of enthusiastic praise
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