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Meanings of ravenous in English

Devouring or craving food in great quantities.

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Extremely hungry.

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Usage of ravenous in English
1
The flock came together ravenous and cannibal, and the party got clear.
Iron Council
2
And for the first time since I could remember, I was ravenous.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
3
He caught the dangerous scent tonight; but he was ravenous to madness.
The Son of Tarzan
4
The ravenous manner in which they devour their food is almost incredible.
Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the ...
5
The eyes of the ravenous monsters below seemed to mock my devotion.
The Little Savage
6
Despite the Hendrix's perfectly balanced autochef breakfast, I discovered I was ravenous.
Altered carbon
7
I was in good health again, and my appetite was simply ravenous.
Sailing Alone Around the World
8
Wexford Festival Opera offers enough music to satisfy a ravenous culture vulture.
The Irish Times
9
Dagmar was ravenous and restive, her child soon ready for the world.
Dagmar's daughter
10
They spoke in low, strange voices-atonce male and female, all ravenous.
Heir of Fire
11
He had not eaten and the icy air begot a ravenous hunger.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
12
Still close upon his heels had followed the ravenous and untiring wolves.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
13
Behind were only the ravenous waves seeking to overtake and swamp me.
Swept Out to Sea / Or, Clint Webb Among the Whalers
14
In fact, when I think of it, I am ravenous, he answered.
The Ghost of Guir House
15
The condor, however, is one of the most ravenous of his species.
The Boy Hunters
16
His long fast had caused him to feel the most ravenous hunger.
Legends of Charlemagne
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