ravin

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The thievery of his thoughts and the ravin of his envy would have provided interesting bases of speculation for the reflective magistrate, since, if, according to the metaphysician, thoughts are things, he committed crimes daily.

From The Flaw in the Sapphire by Snyder, Charles M.

I sat next Laycock at dinner and he was ravin'.

From The Woman with the Fan by Hichens, Robert Smythe

The Laureate, seeking Love's last law, Finds "Nature red in tooth and claw With ravin"; fierce and ruthless.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, May 14, 1892 by Various

"The whole population were ravin mad, an we had hard enough work to get away."

From Among the Brigands by De Mille, James

Thriftless ambition, that wilt ravin up Thine own life's means!

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John