n. 25B6; verb
he was raving about the fires of hell : TALK WILDLY, babble, jabber, talk incoherently.
I raved and swore at them : RANT (AND RAVE), rage, lose one's temper, storm, fulminate, fume; shout, roar, thunder, bellow; informal fly off the handle, blow one's top, go up the wall, hit the roof; Brit. informal go spare; N. Amer. informal flip one's wig.
he raved about her talent : PRAISE ENTHUSIASTICALLY, go into raptures about/over, wax lyrical about, sing the praises of, rhapsodize over, enthuse about/over, acclaim, eulogize, extol; N. Amer. informal ballyhoo; formal laud; archaic panegyrize.
criticize.
25B6; noun (informal)
the food won raves from the critics : ENTHUSIASTIC/LAVISH PRAISE, a rapturous reception, tribute, plaudits, acclaim.
a fancy-dress rave. : See party noun sense 1.
criticism.
25B6; adjective (informal) rave reviews : VERY ENTHUSIASTIC, rapturous, glowing, ecstatic, excellent, highly favourable.