raving

Noun · Adverb
Synonyms: ravingly

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. declaiming wildly“the raving of maniacs”

Adverb (1)

  1. in a raving manner“raving mad”Synonyms: ravingly
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

In our madness evermore we rave.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?— Addison.[1913 Webster]
The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of Killiecrankie.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

3.To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. [1913 Webster]

The hallowed scene Which others rave of, though they know it not.— Byron.[1913 Webster]
Raving \Rav"ing\ (r[=a]v"[i^]ng), a. Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic. -- Rav"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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