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[syn: raving, ravingly]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raved (r[=a]vd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Raving.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be
delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be
mad or furious. Cf. Rage, Reverie.]
1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk
or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a
madman.
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In our madness evermore we rave. --Chaucer.
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Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?
--Addison.
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The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went
raving down the valley to the gorge of
Killiecrankie. --Macaulay.
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2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser.
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3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion
or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he
raved about her beauty.
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The hallowed scene
Which others rave of, though they know it not.
--Byron.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Raving \Rav"ing\ (r[=a]v"[i^]ng), a.
Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic. --
Rav"ing*ly, adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
raving
adv 1: in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: raving,
ravingly]
n 1: declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"