Search Result:ravening
KK Pronunciation
〔 -vәnIŋ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 -vniŋ 〕
Overview of verb raven
The verb raven has 4 senses
- raven -- (obtain or seize by violence)
- raven, prey, predate -- (prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs")
- devour, guttle, raven, pig -- (eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches")
- raven -- (feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies")
Overview of adj ravening
The adj ravening has 3 senses
- predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous -- (living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal")
- rapacious, ravening, voracious -- (excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments")
- edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish -- (devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks")