ravingly
- adverb
- /ˈreɪvɪŋli/
- Informal
- The fans were ravingly enthusiastic, praising every aspect of the performance.
Examples
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Oh, except for the time when you were ravingly drunk.
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The crowd cheered ravingly for the band as they took the stage.
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She spoke ravingly about her favorite movie, unable to contain her excitement.
Synonyms
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
In a very wild and uncontrolled way
To a very great degree
In a way that shows strong belief or feeling
In a way that shows very fast, nervous energy because of strong excitement or worry
In a wild and foolish way
In a very wild and excited way without control
In a way that shows strong feeling and great enthusiasm
With extreme joy and excitement that feels wild
Showing very strong, often angry feelings that seem unreasonable
To show very strong support for a group or cause
With very high energy and little control
Very quickly and in a worried or excited way
In a lively, excited way
In a very warm and emotional way that shows strong feeling
Very funny or easy to notice
In a loud, wild, and very lively way
Spreading quickly and without control
Showing great pleasure and excitement
In a very loud and excited way
In a way that is too eager and causes problems
In a very wild and angry way
In a wild, panicked way
In a strong, emotional, and wild way
In a very strong, angry, or violent way
With strong, excited feeling for something
Speak or write with too much excited praise
Antonyms
How Wild
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ravingly comes from the verb rave and the ending -ly, and rave once meant 'to speak wildly' and later came to mean a wild, excited party. So, ravingly means doing something in a wildly enthusiastic or uncontrolled way.