raving

/'reiviɳ/

Thân thiện

A patient is raving incoherently in the hospital room.

Definition

1. Adverb:

   • In a wildly irrational or frenzied manner: Used to intensify an adjective, typically describing extreme or uncontrolled mental states.
   • Extremely, very: Used informally as an intensifier.

2. Noun:

   • Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk: Speech that is frenzied, delirious, or characteristic of madness.
   • An instance of such talk or behavior: An outburst of wildly enthusiastic or irrational speech.

Examples of Usage

• Adverb:

  • He was raving mad with jealousy. (He was extremely and uncontrollably angry due to jealousy.)
  • The critics were raving about the new film. (The critics were speaking about the film with wild, unrestrained enthusiasm.)

• Noun:

  • We could hear the ravings of the patient from the next room. (We could hear the patient's wild and incoherent speech.)
  • His speech descended into incoherent ravings. (His speech became wild and irrational talk.)

Advanced Usage

• "Raving beauty/lunatic": A fixed phrase using "raving" as an intensifying adjective.
  • She was considered a raving beauty in her youth. (She was considered an exceptionally striking beauty.)
  • He's not just eccentric; he's a raving lunatic. (He is not merely odd; he is completely and wildly insane.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rave (verb): To talk wildly or irrationally; to speak or write about something with great enthusiasm.
  • He raved about the concert for days.
• Raver (noun): A person who raves; (informal) a person who attends rave parties.
• Rave (noun): (Informal) An extravagantly enthusiastic review or reaction; a large, lively party.

Synonyms

• Adverb: Wildly, frantically, utterly, completely, absolutely.
• Noun: Rant, tirade, delirium, frenzy, gibberish.

Related Phrases

• Raving and ranting: Speaking angrily and wildly for a long time.
  • He stood on the street corner, raving and ranting about politics.
• To be the rave: (Informal) To be extremely popular or fashionable.
  • This new phone is the rave among teenagers.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a raving manner
   • raving mad

Noun

1. declaiming wildly
   • the raving of maniacs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• ravingly