What does raving mean?

Definitions for raving
ˈreɪ vɪŋrav·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ravingadverb

    declaiming wildly

    "the raving of maniacs"

  2. raving, ravinglyadverb

    in a raving manner

    "raving mad"

Wiktionary

  1. ravingnoun

    Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.

  2. ravingadverb

    Incoherently

    He went stark, raving mad.

  3. ravingadjective

    Talking wildly.

  4. ravingadjective

    Causing excitement or wild praise.

    She was not considered a raving beauty.

ChatGPT

  1. raving

    Raving can be understood in two main ways: 1) As a verb, it refers to talking wildly, incoherently, or irrationally, often due to excitement, anger, or other intense emotions. It can also mean speaking about something enthusiastically or extravagantly. 2) As an adjective, it is used to describe a person participating in energetic dancing at a party or festival, typically to electronic music. This usage comes from the term "rave party" or "rave," referring to massive parties featuring electronic dance music. Its meaning can change based on the context in which it is used.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Raving

    of Rave

  2. Ravingadjective

    talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic

Wikidata

  1. Raving

    Raving is a 2007 American short film written and directed by Julia Stiles. It was produced by Plum Pictures. The film stars Bill Irwin and Zooey Deschanel.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of raving in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of raving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of raving in a Sentence

  1. Fox News:

    I really did n’t expect it, but I ’m absolutely thrilled – because I sort of started as a recurring character and we all collaborated into it being this wonderful, specific role that I ’m delighted to playm the whole ‘ Succession ’ cast is SUPERLATIVE and I ’m thrilled that so many of us have been acknowledged. This is just a fantastic thrill ! This show is absolutely a one-of-a-kind experience – Jesse is a raving genius and seems to have hired all the right people !

  2. Chuck Schumer:

    I believe the people who have been ranting and raving about starving schoolchildren, calling those people involved in legitimate political dialogue 'extremists,' are in fact promoters of paranoia and purveyors of hate and divisiveness.

  3. Charles McDiarmid:

    Everyone thought we were stark raving mad to be promoting bad weather.

  4. Fyodor Dostoyevsky:

    Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.

  5. Marjorie Taylor:

    Cori Bush, Cori Bush's accusing me of attacking Cori Bush and claiming Cori Bush's got tomove heroffice. No. That's crazy, i'm just so lucky that I was actually ranting and raving about that stuff onFacebook LivethatI have that video.

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