1
as in to drool
to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm
she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her
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as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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as in applause
often raves plural
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for
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Recent Examples of rave
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Bogs Women’s Arcata Tonal Camo Boots Reviewers rave about the warmth, traction, and comfort of these Bogs boots.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Odds are impossibly low the 11-year-old North West has been to a rave of the sorts Eusexua conjures.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Carmen and Bryson had beef, but Carmen raved about the guitarist.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025
Bogs Women’s Arcata Tonal Camo Boots Reviewers rave about the warmth, traction, and comfort of these Bogs boots.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
Flow into the weekend with a yoga rave and social, hosted by Bodhi Love Yoga at Pine-828.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Odds are impossibly low the 11-year-old North West has been to a rave of the sorts Eusexua conjures.
—Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rave
Verb
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In babies and toddlers, the first signs, such as drooling and scratching, may appear mild.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
7 Jan. 2025
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Public health officials are urging residents who may have fed their pets Monarch raw products or other raw meat or dairy products, and who may have noticed their pet acting peculiar — lethargic, loss of motor control, drooling, etc. — to immediately contact their veterinarian.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
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And of course, Dennis Hopper, huffing nitrous oxide as rapist, gang leader Frank Booth is a vision of male bestiality ripped out of a Francis Bacon painting (Lynch has acknowledged Bacon as a key influence on his work).—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
16 Jan. 2025
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Out front, Pastor Rodney Freeman and several volunteers — bundled up in thick winter coats, huffing out little clouds of breath — rush to set up the Bountiful Blessings food pantry.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2025
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At the 2023 League of Legends world championship final in Seoul, home team T1 was met with even more raucous applause than NewJeans, the K-Pop girl group who sang that year’s Worlds anthem.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie was greeted at the Sundance Film Festival with a raucous premiere screening filled with applause, laughs and screams of discomfort.—
Mia Galuppo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Analysts gushed over Chili’s results on an earnings call, offering congratulations to the company 11 times.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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The fashion designer, 50, gushed over her husband David Beckham’s new underwear campaign for Boss on Instagram.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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And while posts regarding his actions are definitely relevant, a post just ranting about him is not.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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The winter travel season tends to be dominated by skiers and snowboarders all ranting and raving about their favorite mountains and which ones get the best snow.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Those fans saluted him with a standing ovation Thursday, accompanied by a jumbotron tribute video despite Jordan’s tongue-in-cheek insistence that Caldwell-Pope should be treated with hostility.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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The next day, an audience in Park City saw Slava, Anya and Andrey’s lives on the big screen and gave the film an eight-minute standing ovation, a moving show of warmth, love and recognition for not only Ukraine, but for the art that these Ukrainian visitors had brought to the world.—
Brendan Bellomo,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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The world saw this five-man group as an ideal of friendship, a community working and living together, fussing and fighting but making rough beauty out of it.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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Palmieri also has a 16-team no-trade list but, like Nelson, certainly should not be fussed about being moved to a Cup contender for a few months.—
Arthur Staple,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Additional posts include great praise for Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party—fascinations that West has reportedly held for years.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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Rich Frank, former president of Disney Studios and founder of Frank Family Vineyards and vice chair of AFI, handled the small screen portion of the program while Washington Post chief film critic Ann Hornaday doled out the praise for the big screen honorees.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Rave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rave. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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