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PRONUNCIATION OF RAVENOUSLY

ravenously  [ˈrævənəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAVENOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ravenously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES RAVENOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ravenously in the English dictionary

The definition of ravenously in the dictionary is with extreme hungerto be ravenously hungry.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAVENOUSLY


anachronously
əˈnækrənəslɪ
asynchronously
eɪˈsɪŋkrənəslɪ
autochthonously
ɔːˈtɒkθənəslɪ
cacophonously
kəˈkɒfənəslɪ
cavernously
ˈkævənəslɪ
diaphanously
daɪˈæfənəslɪ
exogenously
ɛkˈsɒdʒɪnəslɪ
gluttonously
ˈɡlʌtənəslɪ
heterogonously
ˌhetərˈɒɡənəslɪ
homogonously
hɒˈmɒɡənəslɪ
intravenously
ˌɪntrəˈviːnəslɪ
isochronously
aɪˈsɒkrənəslɪ
membranously
ˈmɛmbrənəslɪ
monotonously
məˈnɒtənəslɪ
poisonously
ˈpɔɪzənəslɪ
polyphonously
pəˈlɪfənəslɪ
synchronously
ˈsɪŋkrənəslɪ
tyrannously
ˈtɪrənəslɪ
villainously
ˈvɪlənəslɪ
villanously
ˈvɪlənəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAVENOUSLY

rave review
rave-up
ravel
raveler
ravelin
ravelled
raveller
ravelling
ravelly
ravelment
raven
raven-haired
ravener
ravening
raveningly
ravenlike
Ravenna
ravenous
ravenousness
raver

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAVENOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of ravenously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ravenously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAVENOUSLY

Find out the translation of ravenously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ravenously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ravenously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大嚼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vorazmente
570 millions of speakers

English

ravenously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भुक्खड़पने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жадностью
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ravenously
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অত্যন্ত ক্ষুধার্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voracement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan kejam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gierig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貪欲に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게걸스럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ravenously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ravenously
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பசிவெறியுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्दीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iştahla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voracemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żarłocznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жадібністю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hulpav
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ravenously
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rasend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ravenously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skrubb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ravenously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVENOUSLY»

The term «ravenously» is regularly used and occupies the 56.585 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAVENOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ravenously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ravenously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ravenously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAVENOUSLY»

Discover the use of ravenously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ravenously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Don't Go Hungry Diet: The Scientifically Based Way to ...
Make no mistake – you don't have to wait until you feel Ravenously Hungry before eating. On the contrary, you need to avoid Ravenous Hunger in order to lose weight efficiently. Recently a participant in one of my workshops questioned this ...
Amanda Sainsbury-Sallis, 2011
2
Maroo of the Winter Caves
They ate ravenously, and Nimai cried for more. Old Mother went to her pack and took out a few slivers of dried meat. "This is the last," she said solemnly, "but we will eat now and live, and trust that the Deer Spirit will bring us good hunting.
Ann Turnbull, 2004
3
Great Expectations: With an Introduction and Contemporary ...
... I was seated on a high tombstone, trembling, while he ate the bread ravenously.1 This appears to foreshadow succinctly the main action of the novel in a symbolic way. Through the “great expectations” occasioned by the convict Magwitch, ...
Charles Dickens, Jill Kriegel, 2010
4
Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide
Gatsby did not just make love to Daisy; he “took” her “ravenously and unscrupulously.” This language resonates strongly with his dubious association with Dan Cody before meeting Daisy and with his criminal activities subsequent to their ...
Lois Tyson, 2012
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Natural Language Processing: Semantic Aspects
You may also break down subject or verb phrases by having emerging sub- structures such as noun (e.g., John) and determinernoun (e.g., The dog) for subject phrases, or verb (e.g., ate) and verbadverb (e.g., ate ravenously) for verb phrases.
Epaminondas Kapetanios, Doina Tatar, Christian Sacarea, 2013
6
Virtues and Their Vices
Rebecca DeYoung reports a contemporary version that 'uses the acronym “ F.R. E.S.H.”: eating fastidiously, ravenously, excessively, sumptuously, hastily,' in DeYoung (2009), 141. 7 De malo, 14.4. 8 Aquinas characterizes the intentional ...
Kevin Timpe, Craig A. Boyd, 2014
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Motivation in Grammar and the Lexicon
For example, Himmelmann and Schultze-Berndt (2005: 13) quote Platt and Platt's (1972: 237) analysis of examples such as (4) below: (4) Fred ate the sausages ravenously. Platt and Platt contend that “[t]he manner of eating is an outward and  ...
Klaus-Uwe Panther, Günter Radden, 2011
8
Secondary Predication and Adverbial Modification: The ...
(21) Fred ate the sausages ravenously. In the discussion of this example, Platt and Platt (1972: 237) note: We do perhaps talk about ravenous eating but in saying this we imply that the eater is ravenous. It may be objected that this ravenous ...
Nikolaus Himmelmann, Eva Schultze-Berndt, 2006
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
... food (KBT) "JlTTlu nakannaki amount eaten by a ravenous person lYi^Yt. nakannake eating ravenously, gorging o.s. "}Yi"}Yi nak(an)nak eaten ravenously (food) "}Yl"}\*f\ naknakos eating ravenously hl'fr '• "h C A ^ be around, stay alive 1046.
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
10
The Great Gatsby
He took what he could get, ravenously and unscrupulously—eventually he took Daisy one still October night, took her because he had no real right to touch her hand . He might have despised himself, for he had certainly taken her under false  ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAVENOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ravenously is used in the context of the following news items.
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AnglingBuzz: Timing is often No. 1 key to summer fishing success
Formerly inactive walleyes react to the surging currents and sudden low-light conditions by moving shallow, feeding ravenously beneath the ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
2
'Primates of Park Avenue: A Memoir,' by Wednesday Martin
I underestimated Martin with few repercussions, but the SoulCycled, estrogen-dimmed and ravenously hungry young mothers who similarly exhibited New ... «New York Times, May 15»
3
The many terrible stages of being hungover at work
You are suddenly ravenously hungry. You want some bacon in you right now. You finally start doing the work that you've been putting off all morning. MORE: ... «Metro, May 15»
4
Poisoned food: Eaters beware
The modern world is filled with people who gratefully and ravenously eat anything. In fact, much of history is fundamentally a search for secure sources of food. «Crosscut, Apr 15»
5
Top police officer fears youngsters in Perth are 'ravenously addicted …
Youngsters in Perth are becoming “ravenously addicted” to deadly “legal highs”, ... “People that take these substances very quickly become ravenously addicted. «The Courier, Mar 15»
6
Drama as a Senator Is Caught Ravenously Devouring a Radio Queen
Drama as a Senator Is Caught Ravenously Devouring a Radio Queen. Friday, 23 January 2015 10:42 , Written by Sue Watiri · Drama as a Senator Is Caught ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jan 15»
7
Dollar at 11-month high vs AU as central banks vie for lower currency
"Both Reserve Banks are ravenously trying to speak their currency down in NZ and Australia," said Alex Hill, head of corporate FX at NZForex in Auckland. «The National Business Review, Dec 14»
8
Bonnaroo Confirms 2015 Dates
An undisclosed source stated that “schools became ravenously hungry and Todd was just in the wrong place, at the wrong time.” The university of Alabama, ... «jambands.com, Oct 14»
9
Is 'Worthy Fights' Worthy?
Mr. Clinton is “ravenously intelligent.” Mr. Panetta lauds Mr. Clinton's “astonishing ability to sift through facts” and his “empathy for average people. «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
10
Pet Connection: How to recognize and manage feline diabetes
Cats with diabetes eat ravenously because their bodies need fuel, but they lose weight because the body can't use the food. In later stages of the disease, cats ... «Sacramento Bee, Oct 14»

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