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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
Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The Class of 2026 is loaded with talent, and college football personnel staffers across the country are already raving about the quarterbacks in the Class of 2027.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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
Now, Taqueria El Asador has gained national attention, with Yelp users raving about tacos bursting with flavor.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The Class of 2026 is loaded with talent, and college football personnel staffers across the country are already raving about the quarterbacks in the Class of 2027.
—Grace Raynor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raving
Verb
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Well, then it’s being stolen right out from under its retracting proboscis, which is actually just another drooling head that lives in its mouth.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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The most common symptoms of teething include drooling, putting fingers or fists in their mouth, swollen or puffy gums, difficulty sleeping, crankiness and fussiness, per the institution.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The rest of Swift’s time on the show was spent breaking down songs, debunking rumors, and gushing about Travis Kelce.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cate is obviously very angry at Jordan, Emma and Marie, but the moment feels like a callback to two other events — the young woman who almost died in the club in the pilot, whom the gang abandons but Marie saves; and Shetty, whom Cate prevents Marie from saving in the season one finale.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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An allegedly angry Spears threw a cocktail in his face.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Fox News mad that there are so many old white people in America.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The woman was going to drive him mad.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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They are joined by an irate third party, Phoebe, plus a poodle named Georges.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze was irate.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raving. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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