to rave
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4.6
- verb
- /reɪv/
- The critics raved about the movie's stunning visuals and memorable performances.
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Watch on YouTubeWhy the do we keep raving and like making famous these people?
- Why the do we keep raving and like making famous these people?
- I told you guys I've, I've raved about the book Sapiens.
- He doesn't complain or bash my looks but doesn't rave about it either.
- So to see people really, really rave about the Clinique bomb it.
- But one of the best things to watch was see him constantly rave about your cooking.
- But but yeah, I mean, people rave about it still that are just finding it now, so.
- Samantha from Arcadia, CA is raving about Jenny Cell's transformative results.
- Take a wild guess, it's something I've been raving about.
- Oh, I also have these Milani cream bronzers, which a lot of people online have been raving about.
- People always rave about these and for my eye shape they were way too long.
Examples
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Queenie, everybody is raving about you.
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What are you raving about?
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But but yeah, I mean, people rave about it still that are just finding it now, so.
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But one of the best things to watch was see him constantly rave about your cooking.
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But I understand why people raved about it.
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Okay, but I was raving about it, and he decided to check it out.
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In fact, he usually raved about his visits and how much fun he had.
Fiction book (1999) -
Yes, well, Miranda's been raving about you.
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She's raving about your book.
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My husband has been raving about the awesome work you've done.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
23
5.6
To praise a person or thing too much, often with strong feeling
16
6.5
To talk about something in an excited way
8
4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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5.6
To talk in an excited way about something you like
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6.1
Talk in a very excited way to praise someone or something
5
9.5
To promote something loudly and with exaggeration to get attention
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
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3.9
Become very excited and happy about something like a song or a pet
1
3.5
Show so much excitement that you cannot hide it
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Literature
19
3.3
A very positive written or spoken opinion about something such as a play
How Enthusiastic
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9.6
23
5.6
60
4.6
18
7.5
381
1.0
85
4.4
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rave comes from an old word meaning 'to be wild' or 'mad', so to rave originally meant to speak in a wild or angry way. That's why today to 'rave' about something can mean to talk with strong excitement or praise.