Rave - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |reɪv|  American pronunciation of the word rave
Brit.  |reɪv|  British pronunciation of the word rave

noun

- a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played
raves are very popular in Berlin
- an extravagantly enthusiastic review
he gave it a rave

verb

- participate in an all-night techno dance party
- talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner (syn: jabber, rant, spout)
- praise enthusiastically (syn: gush)
She raved about that new restaurant

Extra examples

“It's his best performance yet,” raved one movie critic.

The guy on the corner was raving like a madman.

The coach ranted and raved at the referee.

Her review of the movie was a rave.

...the books have received even more raves from parents than from the kids they were written for...

The old man stood on a street corner, raving at his wife.

He started raving at me

Lisa raved on about how awful it all was.

He was still ranting and raving the next morning.

The play got raves from the critics.

She raved about that new restaurant

...the password for the all-night rave will be changed next week...

“You can rant and rave all you want,” she said, “but it's not going to change things.”

...notoriously difficult to please, opera buffs are as quick with a razz as with a rave...

The play got rave reviews.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rave
he/she/it: raves
present participle: raving
past tense: raved
past participle: raved
noun
singular: rave
plural: raves
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