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Related topics: Animalsrav·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Examples from the Corpusravening• 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 |