Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Ravening · Rav·en·ing · IPA /ˈɹævənɪŋ/ n. a. 01 n. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. 1. Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. 02 a. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. 1. Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.