Ravenous Definition & Meaning
ravenous
- adjective
- extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
- devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
"Ravenous" in song lyrics
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"It's not passive, it's so ravenous"
Hilltop Hoods f/ Pharoahe Monch — Classic Example -
"Crystal skull ravenous"
Jehst f/ The Sundragon, Usmaan — Manimals -
"Raps most dangerous, ravenous"
Onyx — Bang 2 Dis
Words that rhyme with ravenous
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- What does ravenous mean?
- extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy" devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
- What part of speech is ravenous?
- Ravenous is an adjective.
- How many definitions does ravenous have?
- Ravenous has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).