rave
Plural: raves
Noun
- a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
- "raves are very popular in Berlin"
- an extravagantly enthusiastic review
- "he gave it a rave"
- An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
- An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.
- The genres of electronic dance music made to be played in rave parties.
- One of the upper side pieces of the frame of a wagon body or a sleigh.
Verb
Verb Forms: raved, raving, raves
- To speak or write about something with great enthusiasm or irrationality.
- participate in an all-night techno dance party
- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
- praise enthusiastically
- "She raved about that new restaurant"
- To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
- To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
- To talk with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement.
- To rush wildly or furiously.
- To attend a rave (dance party).
- To wander or roam.
- To stray or err.
- simple past of rive
Examples
- He began to RAVE about his winning Scrabble strategy, even though it was pure luck.
- He raved about her beauty.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English raven (“to rave; talk like a madman”), from Old French raver, variant of resver, of uncertain origin. Compare rave below, and rove.
Synonyms
gush, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, spout, craze, have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock, have a screw loose, have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry, have squirrels in one's attic, have toys in the attic, nut out, rave, rave-up, raving review
Scrabble Score: 7
rave: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordrave: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rave: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary