ravening• a raveningbeast• Man then will be without an enemy among men and without fear of ravening beasts.• The three raveningbolts of furylaunching themselves at him now, presented an entirely more complex problem.• The delicioussmell was twisting his simple mind into knots of raveninghunger.• The salmon had already turned into a raveningwolf, eating at my innards.• A ravening wolf in sheep's clothing.
Originravening
(1500-1600) Present participle of raven“to take away by force, eat eagerly”((15-20 centuries)), from Old Frenchraviner, from Latinrapere; → RAPE1