1. causing severe and extensive damage or destruction

1. present participle of ravage; causing severe damage or destruction
Usage: present participle form

Examples

• The hurricane was ravaging the coastal towns with fierce winds.
• Disease was ravaging the crops throughout the region.
• The ravaging effects of war left the city in ruins.
• Wildfires have been ravaging the forest for weeks.
• The ravaging storm destroyed hundreds of homes.
• Drought is ravaging farmland across the state.
• The ravaging flood waters swept away entire neighborhoods.