ravening

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb obtain or seize by violence
  2. verb prey on or hunt for
  3. verb eat greedily

Etymology

Present participle of the obsolete verb raven (“to prey”).

Synonyms

raven

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