Definition of RAVENING

ravening

Meanings

Plural: ravenings

Verb

  • obtain or seize by violence
  • prey on or hunt for
  • eat greedily
  • feed greedily

Adjective Satellite

  • living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
    • "ravening wolves"
  • excessively greedy and grasping
    • "ravening creditors"
  • devouring or craving food in great quantities

Adj

  • Voracious and greedy.
  • Subject to the voracity of a predator.

Noun

  • Predation (by an animal); voracious eating or consumption.
  • Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

Origin / Etymology

Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).

Scrabble Score: 12

ravening is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ravening is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ravening is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

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