raven 1 of 2

as in black
having the color of soot or coal had dark eyes and raven hair

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raven

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verb

as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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Recent Examples of raven
Adjective
The little deer struggles to find food as winter approaches, and her raven friend refuses to share its bounty. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Her look, a raven black wig, curtained by a part, marked her potential end to the summer blonde look. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024 Although Cabello spent the summer rocking blond tresses, her hair was a raven black hue. Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Sep. 2024 The ultra-fine rice starch formula doesn’t leave a visible residue, making this a top contender for brunette, raven, and auburn-haired beauties. Maria Conti, Southern Living, 26 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for raven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
Adjective
  • The red, blue, and black colors are like Spider-Man’s suit directly on a water bottle.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 14 May 2025
  • Again, unlike Carrie, Ortega wore her black hair in a sleek straight blowout, while Carrie’s hair was styled in her blonde wavy hairdo.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • As Charlie soon learns, the alligator she’s been tasked with saving is in the process of devouring Joe.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 May 2025
  • As the story of our cosmos moves forward, stars will slowly burn out, planets will freeze over, and black holes will devour light itself.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • There are three luxury suites, all of which have mosaic floors, ebony walls, paneled ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • California launched the ebony alert for missing black children in 2024 after authorizing legislation was passed the prior year.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • As months and years of data arrived, Keeling’s rigorous work revealed two global phenomena: Earth’s plants inhaling CO2 each summer and exhaling it each winter, and CO2 levels’ unrelenting annual increase.
    Ashley Braun, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
  • Workers who inhaled Teflon fumes developed flu-like symptoms.
    Mariah Blake, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Verb
  • The main risk with giving ice cubes is choking, especially for small dogs or dogs that gulp their food.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Viewed satirically, Henry Johnson laments — and scoffs at — the absence of principled behavior and social interaction.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
  • While the rooftop pool may be the feature all your friends will talk about, the rest of the 19th-floor penthouse isn’t anything to scoff at.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 May 2025

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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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