- ravening (adj.)[ravening 词源字典]
- "voracious," 1520s, present participle adjective from an extinct verb raven "to prey, to plunder, devour greedily" (late 14c., implied in ravener), from Old French raviner (see ravenous). It is not etymologically related to raven (n.).[ravening etymology, ravening origin, 英语词源]