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Definition of Ravening
1. Adjective. Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey. "A vulturine taste for offal"
Similar to: Aggressive
Derivative terms: Raptor, Vulture
2. Adjective. Excessively greedy and grasping. "Paying taxes to voracious governments"
Similar to: Acquisitive
Derivative terms: Rapacity, Voraciousness
3. Adjective. Devouring or craving food in great quantities. "Voracious sharks"
Similar to: Gluttonous
Derivative terms: Edacity, Edacity, Esurience, Rapaciousness, Rapacity, Ravenousness, Voraciousness, Voraciousness, Voracity, Voracity
Definition of Ravening
1. n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
2. a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.
Definition of Ravening
1. Adjective. Voracious and greedy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ravening
1. rapacity [n -S] - See also: rapacity
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ravening
Literary usage of Ravening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Buddhist and Christian Gospels: Now First Compared from the Originals by Albert Joseph Edmunds (1908)
"ravening WITHIN. Matthew VII. 15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in
sheep's ... Within thee there is ravening ; The outside thou makest clean. ..."
2. Buddhist and Christian Gospels by Albert Joseph Edmunds (1908)
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly
are ravening wolves. Luke XI. 39. And the Lord said unto him, ..."
3. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Even as two howling, ravening wolves That ... We still keep the ravening wolf
from the door. Woman. ..."
4. Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels: Designed for Sunday School by Albert Barnes (1863)
"IT ravening wolves. Rapacious; or disposed to plunder. Applied to the false
teachers, it means that they assumed the appearance of holiness, in order that ..."
5. The Port Folioby Joseph Dennie by Joseph Dennie (1801)
"And, tho' bad men shall long thy course pursue, " As erst the ravening brood o'er
chaos flew,* " He, whom I serve, shall vindicate his reign; " The spoiler ..."
6. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1847)
"... show themselves to be sheep, but are inwardly ravenous, and so ravening wolves ;
and labour to lay waste the heritage of the Lord to spoil his flock. ..."
7. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"... having no worthy pastor, became a prey to ravening wolves, till God's mercy
sent John to be its bishop for the consolation of the faithful. CH. XIX. ..."
8. Moral Disquisitions: And Strictures on the Rev. David Tappan's Letters to by Samuel Spring (1815)
"... part is full of ravening and wickedness.** vras obviously the heart, which
Christ 4i- , - Bat Mr. T. has another construction at hand. ..."
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