[rave] vb raved ; rav.ing [ME] vi (14c) 1 a: to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium b: to speak out wildly c: to talk with extreme enthusiasm "raved about its beauty"
2: to move or advance violently: storm "the iced gusts still ~ and beat --John Keats" ~ vt: to utter in madness or frenzy -- rav.er n
[2]rave n (1598) 1: an act or instance of raving
2: an extravagantly favorable criticism "the play received the critics' ~s"