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Webster 1913 Edition

Ravening

Rav′en-ing

,
Noun.
Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
Luke xi. 39.

Rav′en-ing

,
Adj.
Greedily devouring; rapacious;
as,
ravening
wolves
.
–
Rav′en-ing-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ravening

RAV'ENING

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ppr.
Preying with rapacity; voraciously devouring; as a ravening wolf.

RAV'ENING

,
Noun.
Eagerness for plunder. Luke 11.

Definition 2024

ravening

ravening

English

Adjective

ravening ‎(comparative more ravening, superlative most ravening)

  1. Voracious and greedy.
    There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.

Noun

ravening ‎(plural ravenings)

  1. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
    • The Gospel according to St. Matthew. Chap 7.15:
      Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolfes.

Etymology

Present participle of the obsolete verb raven "to prey".

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