1
as in drooling
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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as in ranting
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Recent Examples of raving
Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2022
McElhenney is from Philadelphia and a raving Philadelphia Eagles fan (is there any other kind?).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Duchess Meghan is raving over Prince Harry catching rays and riding waves!
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Yet the interior lights up like a raving party with umpteen tones of ambient LEDs in dazzling patterns while the Sky Lounge feature’s multicolor beams that strafe through the glass overhead.
—Ronald Ahrens, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2022
McElhenney is from Philadelphia and a raving Philadelphia Eagles fan (is there any other kind?).
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Aug. 2022
Adjective
Now, imagine a similar top with the capri trousers fashion editors and trendsetters can't stop raving about.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
Duchess Meghan is raving over Prince Harry catching rays and riding waves!
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raving
Verb
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Symptoms may begin within minutes, which include heavy drooling—especially in cats—and redness on the skin and in or around the mouth.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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On day eight of his partial paralysis, Nini finally stopped drooling and could now walk gingerly.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Kirk slumped in his chair, blood gushing from his neck.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Waterfalls emerge from the rafters gushing down onto the floor of the theater as the stage below slides away to reveal a pool.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But Newsom seems to have found his footing nationally by catering to angry anti-Trump Democrats, his conciliatory remarks in the aftermath of Kirk’s shooting notwithstanding.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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For example, long wait times, high prices and confusing models have left people angry with the car sales industry.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Can decades of quotidian contentment really hold a candle to the mad blush of first love?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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Poetry walks with me each step of my mad thinking.—
Rickey Laurentiis,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But Hunter speaks with the indignant passion of someone who made nearly $1.5 million selling his art during his father’s campaign and the early years of his administration.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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In other words, Cartman is irate that Trump has stolen his hateful, vindictive shtick.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cherry wakes up to his irate call, firing her on the spot.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Folk icon Pete Seeger, the spiritual leader of the festival, was reportedly apoplectic.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Staffers there were apoplectic at the notion that a future cover would feature First Lady Melania Trump.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raving. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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