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ravening.

Voracious and greedy.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹævənɪŋ/General-American
  1. Voracious and greedy.

    There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
  2. Subject to the voracity of a predator.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈɹævənɪŋ/General-American
  1. Predation (by an animal); voracious eating or consumption.

    archaic · literary
  2. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

Where this word comes from

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

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