: 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
Examples of raving in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Back in 2016, things got shaky for Ye when some of his Saint Pablo Tour performances were derailed by rantings and ravings.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
Where to watch Almost Famous: Paramount+ 03 Network (1976)
Network follows a fictional television network, UBS, and the producers who exploit a deranged former anchor, Howard Beale, to continue his ravings and rantings about the media for their own profit.
—Robert English, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
He was drawn to the corn by a chef friend who returned from a food fair raving about it.
—Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
But there are also creative ramen hacks such as lasagna and carbonara that have the internet raving.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
The panel discussion that followed the film was, for the most part, an anticlimax, thanks to the fanboy ravings of the moderator, the political journalist John Heilemann, who talked more than the four Talking Heads put together.
—Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
Haley was never a serious alternative to the tiresome, white supremacist, autocratic ravings of former President Trump.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
As for the integrity of the proceedings, are we really supposed to worry that Trump’s ravings are poisoning the jury pool . . .
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
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
Yet the interior lights up like a raving party with umpteen tones of ambient LEDs in dazzling patterns while the Sky Lounge feature’s multicolor beams that strafe through the glass overhead.
—Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2022
McElhenney is from Philadelphia and a raving Philadelphia Eagles fan (is there any other kind?).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Unbeknownst that the emerging artist was working amongst them, the raving crowd of partygoers danced in excitement as the DJ shouted her out.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 13 July 2022
In the video, De Laurentiis mixed up the drink, which mixes balsamic vinegar and sparkling water, and gave a raving review.
—Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
One-off tweets are still a lot of fun, but building a community of raving fans is where Twitter really shines.
—Evan William Kirstel, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The album was released in May 2020 and received raving reviews, and has been streamed 1 Billion times globally to date.
—Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
Noun
But 15 years ago, all of that sounded like crackpot raving.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
Back in 2016, things got shaky for Ye when some of his Saint Pablo Tour performances were derailed by rantings and ravings.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
Where to watch Almost Famous: Paramount+ 03 Network (1976)
Network follows a fictional television network, UBS, and the producers who exploit a deranged former anchor, Howard Beale, to continue his ravings and rantings about the media for their own profit.
—Robert English, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2023
He was drawn to the corn by a chef friend who returned from a food fair raving about it.
—Fabiola Sánchez, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
But there are also creative ramen hacks such as lasagna and carbonara that have the internet raving.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2023
The panel discussion that followed the film was, for the most part, an anticlimax, thanks to the fanboy ravings of the moderator, the political journalist John Heilemann, who talked more than the four Talking Heads put together.
—Jonathan Gould, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
Haley was never a serious alternative to the tiresome, white supremacist, autocratic ravings of former President Trump.
—Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
As for the integrity of the proceedings, are we really supposed to worry that Trump’s ravings are poisoning the jury pool . . .
—The Editors, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
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
Yet the interior lights up like a raving party with umpteen tones of ambient LEDs in dazzling patterns while the Sky Lounge feature’s multicolor beams that strafe through the glass overhead.
—Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2022
McElhenney is from Philadelphia and a raving Philadelphia Eagles fan (is there any other kind?).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Unbeknownst that the emerging artist was working amongst them, the raving crowd of partygoers danced in excitement as the DJ shouted her out.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 13 July 2022
In the video, De Laurentiis mixed up the drink, which mixes balsamic vinegar and sparkling water, and gave a raving review.
—Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
One-off tweets are still a lot of fun, but building a community of raving fans is where Twitter really shines.
—Evan William Kirstel, Forbes, 17 May 2022
The album was released in May 2020 and received raving reviews, and has been streamed 1 Billion times globally to date.
—Izzy Colón, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2022
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