Thesaurus: ravening

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Raven
2. n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
3. a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.
4. adj. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
5. adj. excessively greedy and grasping
6. adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities
7. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. Luke xi. 39. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. -- Rav"en*ing*ly, adv.
8. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. Luke xi. 39.
9. j:100 v obtain or seize by violence v prey on or hunt for v eat greedily v feed greedily s living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey s excessively greedy and grasping s devouring or craving food in great quantities