Rave

Quick meaning: Rave is a noun meaning (informal, countable) An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).

Meaning

(informal, countable) An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).

More Meanings

1. (music, uncountable) The genres of electronic dance music made to be played in rave parties.
2. (intransitive) To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
3. (intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
4. (intransitive, followed by "about", "of" or (formerly) "on") To talk with excessive enthusiasm, passion or excitement.
5. (intransitive) To attend a rave (dance party).
6. A large-scale dance party with strobe lights and fast-paced electronic dance music, often illegally organized open-air or in underground venues.
7. (obsolete) To rush wildly or furiously.

Example Sentences

He raved about her beauty.

Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?

The hallowed scene / Which others rave on, though they know it not.

"She is in trance. Your daughter, sir, is a powerful medium." "A medium! You are raving."

Word Forms

• raves
• raving
• raved

Synonyms for rave

Depending on context, synonyms include craze, rave-up, spout, jabber, rant, gush.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jabber, rant, gush, spout, move, rhapsodize.

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