- present participle of rave.
raving
Example Sentences
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One in which the mayor is still raving about injustice—but nobody is left in New York to hear him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Despite or because of the crass, disrespectful language, conservative influencers are raving about the video as a game-changer.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
He practises that technique a lot, if it goes in everyone's raving about him.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
We might not be capable of atrocities, but in our dreams we’re all occasionally raving lunatics, giving vent to feelings we keep buried away in the light of day.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026
Just as I thought they would all go stark raving mad, a taxi pulled up outside.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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