: irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation
—usually used in plural
1
: talking wildly or irrationally
a raving lunatic
2
: ravishing
a raving beauty
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
His calls to double down on Israel’s already devastating military action in Gaza, and to essentially evict the local Palestinian population, might be dismissed as the ravings of a fringe radical.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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Noun
In his rantings and ravings, all of which began only minutes after the report was released, Trump accused McEntarfer of two things: bad reporting and political motivation.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
His calls to double down on Israel’s already devastating military action in Gaza, and to essentially evict the local Palestinian population, might be dismissed as the ravings of a fringe radical.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.
—Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raving. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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