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Ravenous (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The hikers were ravenous after a day of trekking through the mountains and devoured their entire supply of energy bars.
  • After a week of fasting, the monk was ravenous and eagerly awaited the evening meal.
  • The children were ravenous for ice cream and begged their parents to take them to the parlor.
  • The athlete was ravenous after the intense workout and consumed a massive protein shake to replenish his energy.
  • The food critics were ravenous for the new restaurant's famous dish and ordered multiple plates to try it.

Synonyms

  • Ravening
  • Wolfish
  • Edacious
  • Esurient
  • Voracious
  • Rapacious

Related Words

  • Ravenousness (noun)

Meaning 2

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The travelers were ravenous after their long journey through the desert with no food or water.
  • After a day of hiking in the mountains, the group was ravenous and eagerly devoured their evening meal.
  • The ravenous child gobbled up the last piece of cake, leaving none for his siblings.
  • The family, ravenous from weeks of living on the streets, lined up for food at the local soup kitchen.
  • The ravenous crowd surged forward as the doors opened, quickly devouring the limited supply of concert tickets.

Synonyms

  • Famished
  • Sharp-set
  • Esurient
  • Starved

Related Words

  • Ravenousness (noun)
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