ravin

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Well, that was before you tuck to the fightin'; but I'm ravin'.

From The Dead Boxer The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by Carleton, William

Four Winds Harbor was beginning to be a thing of dream and glamour and enchantment—a spellbound haven where no tempest might ever ravin.

From Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

Why, boys, ye must all be ravin distracted!

From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James

The thievery of his thoughts and the ravin of his envy would have provided interesting bases of speculation for the reflective magistrate, since, if, according to the metaphysician, thoughts are things, he committed crimes daily.

From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.

Thriftless ambition, that wilt ravin up Thine own life's means!

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John