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Meanings of
ravenous
in английском
Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
voracious
wolfish
rapacious
ravening
esurient
edacious
Related terms
gluttonous
Extremely hungry.
starved
famished
sharp-set
Related terms
hungry
Синонимы
Examples for "
voracious
"
voracious
wolfish
rapacious
ravening
esurient
Examples for "
voracious
"
1
Only the constant shrieking and the cold,
voracious
energy confirmed its presence.
2
The wind strengthened the fire and the flames roared like
voracious
beasts.
3
I'm a
voracious
reader, I get through a book every few days.
4
It seems the Irish have developed a
voracious
interest in overseas property.
5
Although Obama was popular, he was not
voracious
in his social networking.
1
The girls were not in the least scared by the
wolfish
concert.
2
The wolf will be always
wolfish
;
the fox will be always foxy.
3
Here were leashed the forty fierce and
wolfish
beasts of the pack.
4
There was something almost
wolfish
in the facial malignity that distorted him.
5
Only living.' He glanced across at her and smiled that
wolfish
grin.
1
He'd simply become more
rapacious
as the time for the cleansing neared.
2
What money is made is retained by private academies and
rapacious
administrators.
3
The contour of his hook-nosed face had something
rapacious
written on it.
4
He cannot be at once a
rapacious
creditor and a discharged bankrupt.
5
His heart fell when he saw the
rapacious
gleam in their eyes.
1
She couldn't protect herself against our
ravening
dad with a mere cut-eye!
2
Because she had formed an image of me as a
ravening
monster?
3
At one o'clock the four elder ones would be upon her,
ravening
.
4
The deep voice of the wind is that of a
ravening
beast.
5
And yet, why throw a rag like this to us
ravening
wolves?
1
The clamourings of
esurient
Viennese-
2
Lowest of all are those whose
esurient
vanity, acting on a frivolous levity of mind, urges them to make Literature a plaything for display.
3
Oscar-theamiable, irresponsible,
esurient
Oscar-with no more sense of a picture than of the fit of a coat, has the courage of the opinions .
Usage of
ravenous
in английском
1
The flock came together
ravenous
and cannibal, and the party got clear.
2
And for the first time since I could remember, I was
ravenous
.
3
He caught the dangerous scent tonight; but he was
ravenous
to madness.
4
The
ravenous
manner in which they devour their food is almost incredible.
5
The eyes of the
ravenous
monsters below seemed to mock my devotion.
6
Despite the Hendrix's perfectly balanced autochef breakfast, I discovered I was
ravenous
.
7
I was in good health again, and my appetite was simply
ravenous
.
8
Wexford Festival Opera offers enough music to satisfy a
ravenous
culture vulture.
9
Dagmar was
ravenous
and restive, her child soon ready for the world.
10
They spoke in low, strange voices-atonce male and female, all
ravenous
.
11
He had not eaten and the icy air begot a
ravenous
hunger.
12
Still close upon his heels had followed the
ravenous
and untiring wolves.
13
Behind were only the
ravenous
waves seeking to overtake and swamp me.
14
In fact, when I think of it, I am
ravenous
,
he answered.
15
The condor, however, is one of the most
ravenous
of his species.
16
His long fast had caused him to feel the most
ravenous
hunger.
Other examples for "ravenous"
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ravenous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
ravenous appetite
ravenous hunger
so ravenous
ravenous beasts
ravenous wolf
More collocations
Ravenous
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