Etymology : Middle English
Pronunciation : 'rAv
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. enthusiastic appraisal, extremely positive review or critique. speak deliriously, talk frantically; rage, blow or crash violently (about weather, ocean waves, etc.). enthusiastic; of trend; of crazy or wild talk. in the early 1960's, a party. rave\rave\, v. t. to utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense.rave \rave\, n. [prov. e. raves, or rathes, a frame laid on a wagon, for carrying hay, etc.] one of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.rave \rave\ , v. i. [imp. & p. p. raved ; p. pr. & vb. n. raving.] [f. rêver to rave, to be delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. l. rabere to rave, rage, be mad or furious. cf. rage, reverie.].
2. to wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman. in our madness evermore we rave. have i not cause to rave and beat my breast? the mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went raving down the valley to the gorge of kiliecrankie.
3. to rush wildly or furiously. --spencer.
4. to talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty. the hallowed scene which others rave on, though they know it not.rave an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave" v.
5. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on].
6. praise enthusiastically; "she raved about that new restaurant" [syn: gush].
7. imp. of Rive.
8. One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.
9. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a madman.
10. To rush wildly or furiously.
11. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty.
12. To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave nonsense. an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave" a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin" praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" participate in an all-night techno dance party.
13. 1. If someone raves, they talk in an excited and uncontrolled way. She cried and raved for weeks, and people did not know what to do `What is wrong with you, acting like that,' she raved, pacing up and down frantically.
14. If you rave about something, you speak or write about it with great enthusiasm. Rachel raved about the new foods she ate while she was there `Such lovely clothes. I'd no idea Milan was so wonderful,' she raved.
15. A rave is a big event at which young people dance to electronic music in a large building or in the open air. Raves are often associated with illegal drugs. an all-night rave at Castle Donington. Rave is also an adjective. Old faces and new talents are making it big on the rave scene.
16. to rant and rave: see:
rant see also raving.
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