Word Games Pro Dictionary
ravenous
adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
Quick reference
Word Facts
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈɹævənəs
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
devouring or craving food in great quantities
“edacious vultures”
adjective
extremely hungry
“they were tired and famished for food and sleep”
In context
Example Sentences
edacious vultures
a rapacious appetite
ravenous as wolves
voracious sharks
they were tired and famished for food and sleep
a ravenous boy
the family was starved and ragged
fell into the esurient embrace of a predatory enemy
Similar words