Ravening (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The ravening beast stalked its prey through the forest, its eyes fixed on the trembling rabbit.
- In the ravening world of the wild, only the strongest survived, and the weakest became someone else's meal.
- The ravening wolves howled in the darkness, their hunger and frustration palpable in the eerie sound.
- As the drought wore on, the ravening vultures grew bolder, swooping down to scavenge what little food they could find.
- The lions were the true kings of the savannah, their ravening appetites making them the apex predators in the ecosystem.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments".
Classification
All adjective clusters.