Meaning & use
Raved
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Talked enthusiastically and with great praise about something, or spoke wildly and irrationally.
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Critics raved about the film's stunning visuals.
In his fever, he raved incoherently through the night.
A note on using this word
Has two distinct uses: praising something extravagantly ('raved about the restaurant') and speaking deliriously or furiously.
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2. verb
Spoke wildly, furiously, or as if delirious.
The patient raved in his sleep due to the high fever.
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