raven 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of ravennext
as in black
having the color of soot or coal had dark eyes and raven hair

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raven

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verb

ˈra-vən How to pronounce raven (audio)
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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Recent Examples of raven
Adjective
From the school’s name to Wednesday’s raven-style psychometry, Burton and company tapped into the dreary lore with delight. — Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025 As for her glam, the former Pussycat Dolls member styled her hair in a tight chignon with strands of her raven black tresses to frame her face. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025 Zegler’s hair was coifed by Clayton Hawkins, with wisps of her raven black tresses to frame her face. — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes. — Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for raven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
  1. black
  2. devour
  3. ebony
  4. wolf
  5. inhale
  6. gulp
  7. scoff
Adjective
  • There is an accumulation of black growth on the lid and metal chute inside of ice machine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • To keep your witch costume fashionably chic, pointy-toe black lace-up boots or pumps are the perfect finishing touch.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of black
Verb
  • That money has helped keep the medical bills from devouring the Griffins' emergency savings.
    — Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Here are the best of the hundreds of novels King fans have devoured for decades.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of devour
Adjective
  • The pieces selected by Roach included a pink opal bracelet contrasted by ebony wood and pavé diamonds and complementary large pink opal earrings accented with diamond pavé.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Definition of ebony
Verb
  • The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of wolf
Verb
  • Slice off a wedge of cornbread, then, and inhale the toasty steam that rises up.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Without a mask, without fear of needing lung implants, without having to worry about inhaling a soupçon of strychnine or similar industrial pollutants.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhale
Verb
  • Sang-woo, who’d previously refused to drink soju with Ho-seok and Mi-ok, gulps down a fifteen-hundred-dollar bottle of Gaja Chardonnay.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The customer gulps it down in a single stretch and drops it into a bin – visible proof of his relief, at least for this moment, from the sweltering heat.
    — Light Oriye Tamunotonye, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gulp
Verb
  • Republicans scoff at those claims, noting that Trump-backing GOP voters increasingly prefer to vote in person on Election Day.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Which might explain why some have scoffed the film’s designation as a documentary.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of scoff

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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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