raving
raving Lexical Profile
raving Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Talking wildly, incoherently, or deliriously, as if from madness or fever; showing signs of extreme irrationality or fury.
"The protagonist in the gothic novel was portrayed as a raving lunatic locked inside an ancient tower."
Used as an informal intensifier meaning extraordinary, remarkable, or complete (worthy of enthusiastic praise).
"In her youth, the classic film actress was widely regarded as a raving beauty."
• noun
Wild, irrational, or incoherent speech or writing (usually used in the plural).
"Historians largely dismissed the eccentric pamphlet as the incoherent ravings of a conspiracy theorist."
• adverb
To an extreme, frantic, or wild degree (most commonly used before 'mad').
"The noisy construction outside the office window for three straight weeks nearly drove the staff raving mad."
• Rhymes for raving
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'raven' (to be mad or delirious), borrowed from Old French 'raver', which likely stems from a dialectal variant of 'resver' (to wander or be delirious).
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