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ravined down

ravined down is the simple past and past participle of ravin down.

Meaning of ravin down

Verb

ravin down (third-person singular simple present ravins down, present participle ravining down, simple past and past participle ravined down)

  1. (archaic) To gobble ravenously, devour voraciously
    • Our natures do pursue, / Like rats that ravin down their proper bane,c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about ravined down

What is ravined down the simple past and past participle of?
Ravined down is the simple past and past participle of ravin down.

Words near ravined down in the dictionary

  1. ravine deer
  2. ravine salamander
  3. ravine-buck
  4. ravine-bucks
  5. ravined
  6. ravined down
  7. ravinelike
  8. ravinement
  9. ravinements
  10. ravines
  11. ravinest

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