Definition of Ravening

1. Adjective. Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. "A vulturine taste for offal"

Exact synonyms: Predatory, Rapacious, Raptorial, Vulturine, Vulturous
Similar to: Aggressive
Derivative terms: Raptor, Vulture

2. Adjective. Excessively greedy and grasping. "Paying taxes to voracious governments"
Exact synonyms: Rapacious, Voracious
Similar to: Acquisitive
Derivative terms: Rapacity, Voraciousness

3. Adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities. "Voracious sharks"
Exact synonyms: Edacious, Esurient, Rapacious, Ravenous, Voracious, Wolfish
Similar to: Gluttonous
Derivative terms: Edacity, Edacity, Esurience, Rapaciousness, Rapacity, Ravenousness, Voraciousness, Voraciousness, Voracity, Voracity

Definition of Ravening

1. n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

2. a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.

Definition of Ravening

1. rapacity [n -S] - See also: rapacity

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravening

ravelling
ravellings
ravelly
ravelment
ravelments
ravels
ravel out
raven
raven
ravenala
ravenala
Ravenala madagascariensis
ravened
ravener
raveners
ravening (current term)
ravenings
ravenlike
Ravenna
Ravenna grass
ravenous
ravenously
ravenousness
ravenousnesses
ravens
raver
ravers
raves
ravigote
ravigotes

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