rave
/ɹeɪv/noun, verb1 syllable
Rave means: talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner.
Synonyms for rave15
verb, as in talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
verb, as in praise enthusiastically
gush
also used for rave
craze, have a kangaroo loose in the top paddock, have a screw loose, have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry, have squirrels in the attic, have toys in the attic, nut out, nut up
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What does rave mean?5
verb
1
talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
2
praise enthusiastically“She raved about that new restaurant”
3
participate in an all-night techno dance party
noun
1
a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played“raves are very popular in Berlin”
2
an extravagantly enthusiastic review“he gave it a rave”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rave?17
two syllables
Rave in a sentence
- Once a month, there was a rave in the wharf's abandoned warehouse.sundown
- This restaurant lives up to all the rave reviews it got.CK
- Surprisingly, Gustavo's action movie received rave reviews from critics.Amastan
- The winds are murmuring, ready to rave.Cangarejo
- The rave party was interrupted by the carabinieri who arrested the more naive for drug possession.felidad
- The bright colors and flashing lights were more attune to that of a rave than a child's playroom.letsgolanguages
- I was emotionally drained after listening to Tom rave on about his marriage problems for two hours.patgfisher
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Forms of rave
as a noun
- plural
- raves
as a verb
- past tense
- raved
- present participle
- raving
- third-person singular
- raves
- past participle
- raved