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 …—
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: 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
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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Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The Marty Supreme actress had her glam done by makeup artist Gregory Arlt, who used an assortment of customer favorites from the brand — which the actress raved about to PEOPLE last fall, including the Ideal Fix concealer and Baked Marbelized blush.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The opening track on Bborn Again, a new EP from Milan’s Piezo, Melbourne’s DJ Plead, and New York’s DJ Python, is less a party anthem than a rave fulcrum, the kind of secret weapon that offers both dancefloor release and heavyweight pressure.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
One Amazon shopper raved about the bag’s thoughtful design that’s large enough to fit even full-size containers.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
The Marty Supreme actress had her glam done by makeup artist Gregory Arlt, who used an assortment of customer favorites from the brand — which the actress raved about to PEOPLE last fall, including the Ideal Fix concealer and Baked Marbelized blush.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
In search of a fresh sound after Bucketgate, Bieber found it with Skrillex and Diplo, veteran dance-music producers who took a morose piano ballad that Bieber and his frequent accomplice Poo Bear had demoed and turned it into a glimmering boudoir-rave fantasia.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
The opening track on Bborn Again, a new EP from Milan’s Piezo, Melbourne’s DJ Plead, and New York’s DJ Python, is less a party anthem than a rave fulcrum, the kind of secret weapon that offers both dancefloor release and heavyweight pressure.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Rave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rave. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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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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