The Open Dictionary

ravening

adjective

UK/ˈræv.ᵊn.ɪŋ/
US/ˈræv.ᵊn.ɪŋ/

Definitions of ravening adjective

  1. literary

    Extremely hungry and aggressively searching for prey, especially referring to wild animals.

    • A pack of ravening wolves prowled through the forest.

    • During the famine, the people became like ravening beasts.

    • The ravening vultures circled above the carcass.

  2. Characterized by extreme greed and a forceful, often ruthless, desire to obtain something.

    • The ravening investors sought to dominate the entire industry.

    • The politicians displayed ravening behavior in their quest for power.

    • The media pursued every detail of the scandal with a ravening appetite.