- present participle of rave.
raving
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Coverage in the Post included stories of people raving that it was all “very cool” and “magical.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ned Beatty’s vocal turn, starting warm and folksy and ending with a raving ruthlessness, is one for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
One in which the mayor is still raving about injustice—but nobody is left in New York to hear him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The construction tycoon has also taken a personal interest in revamping the building, making a number of visits to inspect work on the center and raving about the white marble he was bringing in.
From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025
It was enough to make me go raving mad.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Behind the scenes, away from all of the media rantings and ravings, and the cheap thrill it gives to revive the passé term canoodling, it is surely traumatic and sad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Online ravings about “tiger blood” and “winning!” earned him a Live Nation tour with a cry for help as its title: “My Violent Torpedo of Truth/Defeat is Not An Option.”
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Opponents of fluoridation have played on paranoid fears for decades, but into the 1960s, these were popularly dismissed as ravings from fringe organizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
All that can be dismissed as the ravings of the lunatic fringe, but it is being taken seriously in Jordan and Egypt.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
Why, these are ravings you may hear from madmen,
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
