ravening
/ˈɹævənɪŋ/adjective, noun
ravening is spelled R-A-V-E-N-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ravening means “Voracious and greedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ravening?
| Letters | 8: R-A-V-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ravening?
Ravening appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ravening?
- US /ˈɹævənɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ravening
- more ravening comparative
- most ravening superlative
- ravenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ravening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Voracious and greedy.
There is no shortage of ravening friends and relatives on the day one hits the lottery.
- 2
archaicSubject to the voracity of a predator.
noun
- 1
archaicPredation (by an animal); voracious eating or consumption.
- 2
Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ravening come from?
Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).