reaving

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noun

An act of pillage or plunder.

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Meanings

verb

alternative archaic rieving

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reave
nounreaving (plural reavings)

plural reavings · alternative archaic rieving

  1. An act of pillage or plunder.

    It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself.

    1836, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 3, page 426

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

vinegarGinevraAvingerVerginavinageringrave
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APA

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MLA

“reaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reaving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reaving.

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