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ravings

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪvɪŋz/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rav•ing /ˈreɪvɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. talking wildly;
    delirious:a raving maniac.
  2. extraordinary in degree:a raving beauty.

adv. 
  1. completely:raving mad.

n. 
  1. Usually, ravings. [plural] talk that is wild or without reason:the ravings of a madman.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rav•ing  (rā′ving),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. talking wildly;
    delirious;
    frenzied:a raving maniac.
  2. Informal Termsextraordinary or remarkable:a raving beauty.

adv. 
  1. furiously or wildly:a remark that made me raving mad.

n. 
  1. Usually, ravings. 
    • irrational, incoherent talk:Putting him in a straitjacket did not stop his ravings.
    • wildly extravagant or outrageous talk;
      bombast.
  • 1400–50; late Middle English; see rave, -ing2, -ing1
rav′ing•ly, adv. 

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