ravening

present participle of raven

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravening
Verb
  • There’s an immediacy to devouring the music.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.
    Juli Fraga, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In particular, inhaling Aspergillus fumigatus can cause serious lung problems, including invasive pulmonary aspergillosis, aspergilloma, allergic asthma, pneumonitis and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Ravening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravening. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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