raving
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- adjective
- /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
- Informal
- After the defeat, he started making raving statements that didn't make any sense.
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Watch on YouTubeBut the, the Trumpers, the old boomer Trumper sect, they're all just such raving lunatics.
- But the, the Trumpers, the old boomer Trumper sect, they're all just such raving lunatics.
- And, and I absolutely respect anybody's right to call me a raving Nutter for all of what I've just said.
- How do you how do you not understand that it's an actor unless you're a complete raving idiot?
- And at the end of the film, he kills his own mother and he's totally raving mad.
Examples
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His raving behavior during the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.
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And colleague Steve is an absolute raving Mac enthusiast for just that reason.
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OK, Peggy raving, you're going to kill my baby.
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It really is such a cute that's a raving character you who's coming, you know.
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- KATHERINE WAS NEVER A RAVING BEAUTY, BY ANY MEANS, BUT SHE WAS HANDSOME.
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The professor's lecture turned into a raving rant against the government's policies.
Synonyms
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Very enthusiastic or excited, often in a way that seems unreasonable
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Very uncontrolled in behavior and lacking control
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Acting or speaking in a wild, not sensible way
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Acting in a wild and uncontrolled way
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Etymology
Raving comes from the old verb rave, which meant 'to be wild or mad'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a person shouting nonsense or of a wild 'rave' party, so raving describes someone completely irrational or behaving in an extreme way.