'Ravening' definitions:

Definition of 'ravening'

From: WordNet
adjective
Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal" [syn: predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous]
adjective
Excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments" [syn: rapacious, ravening, voracious]
adjective
Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks" [syn: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish]

Definition of 'Ravening'

From: GCIDE
  • Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. --Luke xi. 39. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ravening'

From: GCIDE
  • Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. -- {Rav"en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ravening'

From: GCIDE
  • Raven \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ravened (r[a^]v"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ravening.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To devour with great eagerness. [1913 Webster]
  • Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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