delirious speech; to rave
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to talk deliriously; to rave; to babble incoherently (due to fever or illness)
literaryLiterary register; commonly used in medical or classical contexts to describe delirious speech caused by high fever or mental disturbance.
He kept talking deliriously when he had a high fever.
The sick elderly man occasionally raved, talking about past events.
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The wounded soldier in a coma began to babble incoherently, and the doctor took immediate action.
noun
delirious speech; ravings; incoherent talk
literaryRefers to the content of delirious speech rather than the act of speaking. Often used in medical diagnoses or literary descriptions.
What he said during the high fever was all delirious ravings that no one could understand.
The Treatise on Cold Damage mentions the symptom of delirious speech in febrile diseases.
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The old man's ravings were intermittent, as if he were recalling events from his youth.