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ravining
This term describes an intense, predatory hunger that goes beyond simple appetite, suggesting a violent or uncontrolled desire to devour. It is most frequently associated with wild animals or monstrous creatures, evoking a sense of primal danger and desperation.
In a figurative sense, it can describe a person's insatiable greed for power or wealth, though it remains far less common than "voracious" or "ravenous." Because of its strong association with predation, using it in a casual context may sound overly dramatic or archaic.
Meanings
Examples
The ravining wolves descended upon the village in the dead of night.
I can feel a ravining hunger gnawing at my insides.
The beast was a ravining monster that left nothing but bones in its wake.
Stop that ravining dog before it eats the entire roast!
He looked at the feast with a ravining appetite.
The ravining swarm of locusts stripped the fields bare in hours.
They are nothing more than ravining creatures driven by instinct.
A ravining fire consumed the ancient library and all its scrolls.