: irrational, incoherent, wild, or extravagant utterance or declamation
—usually used in plural
1
: talking wildly or irrationally
a raving lunatic
2
: ravishing
a raving beauty
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Those may sound like the Luddite ravings of a crackpot who breached security at an IEEE conference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2014
Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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Noun
Opponents of fluoridation have played on paranoid fears for decades, but into the 1960s, these were popularly dismissed as ravings from fringe organizations.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Those may sound like the Luddite ravings of a crackpot who breached security at an IEEE conference.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2014
Adjective
And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.
—Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raving. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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