Raving

//ˈɹeɪvɪŋ// adj, adv, noun, verb

adj, adv, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk. plural-normally

    "A production without design would resemble more the ravings of a madman, than the sober efforts of genius and learning."

  2. 2
    declaiming wildly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of rave form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Talking wildly.

    "Oh, what an extraordinary idea! I have served 11 governments in the past 30 years. If I'd believed in all their policies, [proceeds to describe contradictory policies by different parties], but above all, I would have been a stark-staring raving schizophrenic! (laugh track)."

  2. 2
    Causing excitement or wild praise.

    "She was not considered a raving beauty."

Adjective
  1. 1
    talking or behaving irrationally wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Incoherently

    "He went stark, raving mad."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a raving manner wordnet

Synonyms

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abandonedafebrile deliriumamokanarchicangrybabble

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"She went stark raving mad after learning of her brother's suicide."

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