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Dictionary: rav·en·ing   (răv'ə-nĭng) pronunciation
 
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adj.

Greedily predacious; voracious or rapacious.

n.

The action of one that ravens.

raveningly rav'en·ing·ly adv.
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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
  Synonyms: predatory, rapacious, raptorial, vulturine, vulturous

Meaning #2: excessively greedy and grasping
  Synonyms: rapacious, voracious

Meaning #3: devouring or craving food in great quantities
  Synonyms: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravenous, voracious, wolfish

 
 

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