rave - Dictionary Definition : Vocabulary.com

If you rave about a book you just read, you're telling people you think it's great, or you're giving it a rave review.

Rave has two levels, one that implies you're very excited about something and the other that you are too excited, so you seem crazy. While raving about a movie means to talk it up, being a raving lunatic means you are engaging in a lot of crazy talk. When you rave about a performance, you talk enthusiastically about it. Take that enthusiastic talking to the next level, and you might be called raving in the crazy sense.

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: rave

1	v n	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner an extravagantly enthusiastic review
2	n v	a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played participate in an all-night techno dance party

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: rave

1

v talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

Synonyms:: jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, spout

Type of:: mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
express in speech

v praise enthusiastically

“She raved about that new restaurant”

Synonyms:: gush

Type of:: praise
express approval of

n an extravagantly enthusiastic review

“he gave it a rave”

Type of:: critical review, critique, review, review article
an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

2

n a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is played

“raves are very popular in Berlin”

Type of:: dance
a party for social dancing

v participate in an all-night techno dance party

Type of:: party
have or participate in a party