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as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her

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noun

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Recent Examples of rave
Verb
The restaurant included a review from a previous customer who raved about it on their website. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025 Nevertheless, DeSantis’ team raves about the program, pointing to anecdotal success stories. Kirby Wilson, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
Noun
The art of sprouting is form of union in the rave community, per seasoned ravers on TikTok. Daniela Avila, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025 Bingo Loco flips the traditional game on its head by turning it into a three-hour stage show that features dance-offs, rave rounds, lip sync battles, throwback anthems, confetti showers, CO2 cannons and conga lines. Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rave
Verb
  • There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
  • In the painting Meaningless, 2003, for example, the words meaningless, senseless, and irrelevant eventually give way to blather, blabber, babble, then to drivel and drool, and, finally, to blah-blah-blah.
    Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The bear growled, huffed and clacked her teeth — making sure her message of getting away from her cubs got across.
    Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025
  • In this offbeat and surreal comedy, frustrated playwright Mark becomes addicted to huffing perfume to conjure memories from a previous Italian summer vacation.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Warm, enthusiastic applause rolled over the auditorium in waves as the film credits rolled, and the Dardennes embraced their co-stars.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
  • In the room, Thompson’s admonishment was met with applause.
    Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • The star of this lush haven of healing is the 3,000-year-old geothermal crater gushing mineral rich water at an idyllic temperature of 37.5°C.
    Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • That same day, Gifford gushed over her friendship with Kotb during an interview with PEOPLE.
    Staff Author, People.com, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Recounting being home with Ventura in April 2018, Morgan said Combs turned up unannounced and started ranting about Ventura cheating on him.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • Share in moderation There’s nothing wrong with ranting to a friend about something or bringing up a personal issue.
    Seraphina Seow, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Following the film's premiere screening at Cannes on Saturday, the audience gave a five-minute standing ovation.
    Carita Rizzo, People.com, 17 May 2025
  • Giving his inauguration speech, Cunningham received continual rounds of applause and several standing ovations.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • As Harper, from Queensland, Australia, pet Olive and stroked her face gently, her furious golden retriever, named Cub, sat upright and appeared to frown at his owner for fussing anyone other than him.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
  • Video footage of the animals shows the eagle fussing at the coyote and trying to chase it off.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • Cosby is a gifted novelist whose passionate writing about the modern South has garnered him much critical praise and the admiration of President Obama.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
  • Word of mouth is a powerful tool, and those who have been lucky enough to spend a significant amount of time with a Lexus GS F tend to sing its praises.
    Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 13 May 2025

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“Rave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rave. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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