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ravening ravening definition

ravening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  raven 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  raven 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  raven 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  raven 
 
  4  senses  of  raven 
 
  Sense  1 
  raven 
  =>  seize 
 
  Sense  2 
  raven,  prey 
  =>  forage 
 
  Sense  3 
  devour,  gulp,  guttle,  raven,  pig 
  =>  eat 
 
  Sense  4 
  raven 
  =>  feed,  eat 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  raven 
 
  raven  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  raven 
 
  Sense  1 
  raven 
  =>  seize 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  raven,  prey 
  =>  forage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  devour,  gulp,  guttle,  raven,  pig 
  =>  eat 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  raven 
  =>  feed,  eat 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  raven 
 
  The  verb  raven  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raven  --  (obtain  or  seize  by  violence) 
  2.  raven,  prey  --  (prey  on  or  hunt  for) 
  3.  devour,  gulp,  guttle,  raven,  pig  --  (eat  greedily) 
  4.  raven  --  (feed  greedily) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ravening 
 
  The  adj  ravening  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous  --  (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") 
  2.  rapacious,  ravening,  voracious  --  (excessively  greedy  and  grasping;  "a  rapacious  divorcee  on  the  prowl";  "ravening  creditors";  "paying  taxes  to  voracious  governments") 
  3.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ravening 
 
  3  senses  of  ravening 
 
  Sense  1 
  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  aggressive)  ->  unaggressive,  nonaggressive 
 
  Sense  2 
  rapacious,  ravening,  voracious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  acquisitive)  ->  unacquisitive 
 
  Sense  3 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  gluttonous)  ->  abstemious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ravening 
 
  3  senses  of  ravening 
 
  Sense  1 
  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous 
  =>  aggressive  (vs.  unaggressive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  rapacious,  ravening,  voracious 
  =>  acquisitive  (vs.  unacquisitive) 
 
  Sense  3 
  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish 
  =>  gluttonous  (vs.  abstemious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ravening 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ravening 
 
  ravening  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ravening 
  ravening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  raven 
 
  The  verb  raven  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  raven  --  (obtain  or  seize  by  violence) 
  2.  raven,  prey  --  (prey  on  or  hunt  for) 
  3.  devour,  gulp,  guttle,  raven,  pig  --  (eat  greedily) 
  4.  raven  --  (feed  greedily) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ravening 
 
  The  adj  ravening  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  predatory,  rapacious,  raptorial,  ravening,  vulturine,  vulturous  --  (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") 
  2.  rapacious,  ravening,  voracious  --  (excessively  greedy  and  grasping;  "a  rapacious  divorcee  on  the  prowl";  "ravening  creditors";  "paying  taxes  to  voracious  governments") 
  3.  edacious,  esurient,  rapacious,  ravening,  ravenous,  voracious,  wolfish  --  (devouring  or  craving  food  in  great  quantities;  "edacious  vultures";  "a  rapacious  appetite";  "ravenous  as  wolves";  "voracious  sharks") 



ravening definition