- 1[intransitive, transitive] rave (about somebody/something) + speech to talk or write about something in a very enthusiastic way The critics raved about his performance in “Hamlet.”
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] rave (at somebody) + speech to shout in a loud and emotional way at someone because you are angry with them She was shouting and raving at them.
- 3[intransitive, transitive] rave (at somebody) + speech to talk or shout in a way that is not logical or sensible He wandered the streets raving at passers-by. Idioms
rave
verbNAmE//reɪv//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they rave he / she / it raves
past simple raved
-ing form raving
to show that you are angry by shouting or complaining loudly for a long time
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