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Ravenous: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Ravenous adjective. So hungry that you could eat almost anything.
How to say it
RAV-uh-nus/ˈræv(ə)nəs/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (RAV).
Ravenous in a sentence
Teenagers come home from football ravenous and empty the fridge.
Ravenous gulls swooped on every unguarded chip.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- famished
- starving
- voracious
Opposite:
- sated
- full
Where ravenous comes from
From Old French raviner, to seize by force; the same root as ravine and rapine.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
_____ gulls swooped on every unguarded chip.
- ravenous
- succulent
- culinary
Show the answer
ravenous: Ravenous gulls swooped on every unguarded chip.