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ravining down

ravining down is the present participle and gerund 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 ravining down

What is ravining down the present participle and gerund of?
Ravining down is the present participle and gerund of ravin down.

Words near ravining down in the dictionary

  1. raviney
  2. raving
  3. ravingly
  4. ravings
  5. ravining
  6. ravining down
  7. ravinous
  8. ravins
  9. ravins down
  10. raviny
  11. ravioli

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