If you describe what someone says or writes as their ravings, you mean that it makes no sense because they are mad or very ill. Haig and Robertson saw it as the lunatic ravings of a mad politician. crazy things that someone says ravings of
If you rave about something, you speak or write about it with great enthusiasm. Rachel raved about the new foods she ate while she was there `Such lovely clothes. I'd no idea Milan was so wonderful,' she raved
A rave is a big event at which young people dance to electronic music in a large building or in the open air. Raves are often associated with illegal drugs. an all-night rave at Castle Donington. Rave is also an adjective. Old faces and new talents are making it big on the rave scene
If someone raves, they talk in an excited and uncontrolled way. She cried and raved for weeks, and people did not know what to do `What is wrong with you, acting like that,' she raved, pacing up and down frantically
an extravagantly enthusiastic review; "he gave it a rave" a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played; "raves are very popular in Berlin" praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant" participate in an all-night techno dance party
1. You use raving to describe someone who you think is completely mad. Malcolm looked at her as if she were a raving lunatic. Raving is also an adverb. I'm afraid Jean-Paul has gone raving mad. see also rave