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- Dictionaryrave/reɪv/
verb
- 1. talk incoherently, as if one were delirious or mad: "Nancy's having hysterics and raving about a ghost" Similar
- 2. speak or write about someone or something with great enthusiasm or admiration: "New York's critics raved about the acting" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an extremely enthusiastic recommendation or appraisal: informal "their tour received rave reviews" Similar Opposite
- 2. a lively party involving dancing and drinking: informal "their annual fancy-dress rave" Similar
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RAVE definition: 1. to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill…. Learn more.
RAVE meaning: 1. to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry, or because you are ill…. Learn more.
The meaning of RAVE is to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium. How to use rave in a sentence.
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. [ British ]
a dance party featuring electronic dance music arranged by a disc jockey and a light show or other visual effects, and typically characterized by amphetamine and psychedelic drug use: They have these all-night raves in a field just outside the city limits. British Informal. a boisterous party, especially a dance:
Rave has two levels, one that implies you're very excited about something and the other that you are too excited, so you seem crazy. While raving about a movie means to talk it up, being a raving lunatic means you are engaging in a lot of crazy talk.
RAVE definition: 1. to talk about something that you think is very good in an excited way: 2. to talk in an angry…. Learn more.
RAVE meaning: 1 : to talk or write about someone or something in an excited or enthusiastic way usually + about or over; 2 : to talk loudly in an angry or wild way.
[intransitive, transitive] to shout in a loud and emotional way at somebody because you are angry with them; to talk or shout in a way that is not logical or sensible. rave at somebody She was shouting and raving at them. My parents both raved at me. He wandered the streets raving at passers-by.
rave. noun. /reɪv/. /reɪv/. (in the UK) a large party, held outside or in an empty building, at which people dance to fast electronic music and often take illegal drugs. an all-night rave. Police were out in force last night to prevent an illegal rave from going ahead. Join us.
