ravaging

Questions about ravaging

What does ravaging mean?

ravaging means "plundering with excessive damage and destruction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ravaging?

ravaging has 3 syllables: rav-a-ging. The stress falls on "rav". In IPA it is /ˈɹævɪdʒɪŋ/.

What is another word for ravaging?

Close synonyms include devastation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ravaging a common word?

ravaging is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.