1
as in drooling
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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as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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as in ranting
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Recent Examples of raving
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
Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Teammates are raving about his study habits and play recognition.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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
Adjective
Duchess Meghan is raving over Prince Harry catching rays and riding waves!
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Teammates are raving about his study habits and play recognition.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raving
Verb
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Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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That evening, after gushing about the hotel clerk, her mom jokingly told her to stop talking about him or do something about it.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Huge waves pound central provinces Eyewitnesses described huge waves gushing through streets in the coastal regions, according to Reuters, as roofs collapsed and homes were flooded.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
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At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One unbearable sequence has Chiang coming back angry in the middle of the day and suddenly raping Chuan in their bedroom.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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In late July, centrist independent US Senator Angus King released a startlingly angry statement.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Poetry walks with me each step of my mad thinking.—
Rickey Laurentiis,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Joined by his irate father, Frederick (Brian Stokes Mitchell), the good doctor chastises Mrs. Kirkland for spreading gossip and sullying Peggy’s honest reputation.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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Body camera video shows police and casino staff speaking with Tamura in a room, with one officer growing irate after Tamura repeatedly refused to give his name.—
Rudy Chinchilla,
NBC news,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For the first eight years after Manning’s retirement, fans were apoplectic as the Broncos missed the playoffs.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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Weren’t Trump supporters the ones who went apoplectic when bars and restaurants refused service to people in MAGA hats?—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raving. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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