ravening

Adjective
Synonyms: predatoryrapaciousraptorialvulturinevulturousvoraciousedaciousesurientravenouswolfish

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey“a predatory bird”“the rapacious wolf”“raptorial birds”“ravening wolves”“a vulturine taste for offal”Synonyms: predatoryrapaciousraptorialvulturinevulturous
  2. excessively greedy and grasping“a rapacious divorcee on the prowl”“ravening creditors”“paying taxes to voracious governments”Synonyms: rapaciousvoracious
  3. devouring or craving food in great quantities“edacious vultures”“a rapacious appetite”“ravenous as wolves”“voracious sharks”Synonyms: edaciousesurientrapaciousravenousvoraciouswolfish
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. --Luke xi. 39. [1913 Webster]
Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. -- Rav"en*ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Raven \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened (r[a^]v"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] [1913 Webster]

1.To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]

2.To devour with great eagerness. [1913 Webster]

Like rats that ravin down their proper bane.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
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