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Meaning of ravenous in English

ravenous
adjective
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/ˈræv.ən.əs/ uk
/ˈræv.ən.əs/
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extremely hungry:
I'm ravenous - when's dinner?
Growing boys have ravenous appetites.
Synonyms
famished informal
hungry (NEEDING FOOD)
starved mainly US informal
starving (NO FOOD) informal
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wanting or needing food
  • hungryBy dinner time we all felt really hungry.
  • starvingIs there anything to eat? I'm starving!
  • starvedUS He ate so quickly, like he was starved.
  • famishedAfter that long workout, I'm absolutely famished.
  • ravenousHe's going through a growth spurt, so he's just ravenous.
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wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something:
a ravenous appetite for cash
a stage star who was ravenous for attention
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(Definition of ravenous from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

ravenous | Intermediate English

ravenous
adjective [ not gradable ]
us
/ˈræv·ə·nəs/
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extremely hungry:
We were ravenous after hiking all day.
(Definition of ravenous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ravenous

ravenous
His ravenous libido propelled him across the ocean at all hours of the night, even when he knew he had work the next day.
From The New Yorker
Although such ravenous-looking fish might be the stuff of nightmares, they also play an important role in freshwater ecosystems, which are increasingly threatened.
From National Geographic
Eat a healthy snack before going to the party so you don't overindulge on a ravenous, empty stomach.
From Huffington Post
I see there is no appetite from morning to noon, but then the child becomes ravenous from late afternoon until bedtime.
From CNN
You eat when you are hungry, but before becoming ravenous.
From The Seattle Times
Hunger and fullness encompass a wide spectrum, from stuffed to ravenous.
From Huffington Post
The signature pellets, blue walls and ravenous ghosts immediately appear in place of street names and landmarks.
From TIME
In children's books, we are all still ravenous.
From The New Yorker
Added to her own two boys, that meant eight ravenous teens raiding the fridge every day.
From Reuters
A growing global population and a ravenous demand for natural resources is altering the very face of the planet.
From TIME
The fund's famously ravenous appetite for information on publicly traded companies is also a classic red flag for securities cops.
From Huffington Post
And their ravenous appetite keeps countless insect pests in check.
From USA TODAY
This patriarch has grown into a ravenous beast, one that has a bottomless hunger for power and money.
From Huffington Post
That would be a real feat if the tiger is indeed ravenous.
From National Geographic
They produce a protein that interferes with a caterpillar's biology, apparently making it ravenous.
From National Geographic
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Translations of ravenous

in Chinese (Traditional)
極其饑餓的…
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极其饥饿的…
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hambriento, famélico, voraz…
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esfomeado, faminto…
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飢えた, 腹ぺこの…
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çok acıkmış, kurt gibi aç, kurt gibi acıkmış…
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vorace…
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afamat…
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uitgehongerd…
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hundesulten…
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utsvulten…
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lapar…
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heißhungrig…
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skrubbsulten…
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affamato, vorace…
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