ravening
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rav·e·ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/ adjective literary HBAravening animals are hungry and dangerous 〔动物〕饥饿凶残的 a pack of ravening wolves 一群饿狼
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ravening• a ravening beast• Man then will be without an enemy among men and without fear of ravening beasts.• The three ravening bolts of fury launching themselves at him now, presented an entirely more complex problem.• The delicious smell was twisting his simple mind into knots of ravening hunger.• The salmon had already turned into a ravening wolf, eating at my innards.• A ravening wolf in sheep's clothing.Origin ravening (1500-1600) Present participle of raven “to take away by force, eat eagerly” ((15-20 centuries)), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; → RAPE1rav·e·ning adjectiveChineseSyllable
hungry Corpus are and animals dangerous ravening
ravening
rav‧e‧ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/
adjective literary
a pack of ravening wolves
rav‧e‧ning /ˈrævənɪŋ/
adjective literary Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Present participle of raven __to take away by force, eat eagerly__ (15-20 centuries), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; ⇨ rape1
ravening animals are hungry and dangerous:Origin: Present participle of raven __to take away by force, eat eagerly__ (15-20 centuries), from Old French raviner, from Latin rapere; ⇨ rape1