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as in drooling
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 huffing
to talk loudly and wildly
a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill
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Recent Examples of raving
Dallas News, 1 Mar. 2023
Following the show, fans ran to the comments section to leave their raving reviews.
—Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 5 Jan. 2023
Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
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And then there’s the Freaking Laser Beam cocktail, served with a gummy shark, for more raving fans.
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Over 1,000 shoppers have purchased one in the past month alone, with many reviewers raving about its quality and durability.
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Duff wrote alongside a drooling-face emoji.—
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But pets who eat poinsettia flowers or leaves might develop drooling, vomiting or diarrhea.—
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Or have all of his brain cells corroded away after years of huffing his own scent?—
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Through Blazy’s gaze, what looks outlandish is often revealed to be truer to itself than, for instance, the nearby tourist restaurants with candles burning down over beef bourguignon and accordions huffing in the corner.—
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Robby is angry at himself for not seeing it.—
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None of the referees appeared to be struck by the objects being thrown on the court, despite video showing a windfall of debris raining down from the angry crowd.—
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It wasn't dammed up then, and the water came gushing out icy cold!—
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Researchers and even users can alter these personas through technical tweaks, as many ChatGPT users found out earlier this year when the OpenAI service fluctuated between personalities that were either gushing and sycophantic or emotionally distant.—
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In two minutes of ranting and raving about his degenerate son’s twenty-six-thousand-dollar dinner bill, Reiner gave an indelible comedic performance destined to be quoted for years to come.—
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At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.—
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And everyone is mad at Andrew—though this one feels like a rumor and more reality.—
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He’s been thrown straight into a mad month, in which Chelsea have Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League fixtures.—
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The real reason, unquestionably, is that Putin is indignant that Zelensky stood up to his bullying.—
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But what really kickstarts Ron’s detective brain again is the realization (thanks to some indignant words from a caller who otherwise limits himself to heavy breathing) that the conspiracy doesn’t end with Alice Quintana.—
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Translators are irate about the writing on the wall.—
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During the gas shortage of the late ‘1970s, the torch was extinguished temporarily to calm irate drivers who had to spend hours in gasoline lines and then drove by to see the torch burning freely.—
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“Raving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raving. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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