ravening.
Voracious and greedy.
Meaning & usage
Voracious and greedy.
There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
Subject to the voracity of a predator.
Where this word comes from
Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).
Predation (by an animal); voracious eating or consumption.
Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
Where this word comes from
Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).
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