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ravishing

ravishing adjective: extremely beautiful. Also the present participle and gerund of ravish.

Adjective

ravishing (comparative more ravishing, superlative most ravishing)

  1. Extremely beautiful
    • Every time I get into a conversation with this ravishing girl, I want it to last forever.
    • Richard DeLongpre: Who did this to you?
      Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Possibly the most ravishing gal I've ever seen.2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

Noun

ravishing (plural ravishings)

  1. An act of ravishment.

Also used as

ravishing is also the present participle and gerund of ravish.

Forms of ravishing

Adjective
comparativemore ravishing
superlativemost ravishing
Noun
pluralravishings

Words formed from ravishing

Questions about ravishing

What does ravishing mean?
Ravishing means extremely beautiful.
What part of speech is ravishing?
Ravishing can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ravishing in the dictionary

  1. ravishee
  2. ravishees
  3. ravisher
  4. ravishers
  5. ravishes
  6. ravishing
  7. ravishingly
  8. ravishingness
  9. ravishings
  10. ravishment
  11. ravishments

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