ravening

Examples

• All

• Great Cthulhu was loose again and ravening for delight.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• The ravening wolf prowled the forest, searching for its next meal.

• Now, as she thought about the books, she found herself suddenly and silently weeping, and the ravening agony of grief doubled her over.

  Fiction book (1990)

• After a long day of hiking, I was ravening for a hearty dinner.

Synonyms

V

voracious

vsravening

19 7.5

Having a very large hunger for food or learning

is more narrowly aggressive and predatory, not broadly eager

R

ravenous

vsravening

18 6.0

Feeling very hungry and eager to eat

is aggressively predatory and greedy rather than only very hungry

P

predatory

vsravening

8 4.8

Hunting and eating other animals for food

implies greater aggressive greed and attack rather than simple feeding

R

rapacious

vsravening

1 8.4

Hunting and eating other animals for food

adds a stronger sense of voracious greed beyond mere hunting

R

raptorial

vsravening

• Specialized

1 9.1

Animals, especially birds, that catch and eat other animals

is more about aggressive hunger and greedy behaviour than anatomy

V

vulturous

vsravening

1 9.9

Likely to take advantage of weak people or animals, like a bird that eats dead animals

focuses more on aggressive hunger and greedy attack than resemblance

H

hoggish

vsravening

• Offensive

1 9.1

A person who takes more than others, especially food, in a greedy, rude way

is more actively predatory and attacking rather than simply gluttonous

E

edacious

vsravening

• Formal

9.9

Eating large amounts of food

is more aggressive and actively predatory than merely overeating

E

esurient

vsravening

• Archaic

9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

leans more toward aggressive, animallike predation than simple greed

W

wolfish

vsravening

7.2

Being very hungry and wanting to eat a lot

is even more explicitly predatory and attacking in intent

D

devouring

vsravening

6.7

Wanting something very strongly

is more literally aggressive and animallike rather than metaphorical desire

V

vulturine

vsravening

9.9

Living by hunting and eating other animals

is more about aggressive, greedy pursuit rather than specific appearance

Antonyms

S

satiated

1 5.5

Having eaten enough that you do not want more food

How Hungry

famished

• Informal

1 5.1

ravening

9.9

hungry

∞ 1.0

peckish

• UK

5 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology