1. a deep narrow gorge with steep sides
Usage: archaic or poetic

1. to devour hungrily or greedily
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The ancient poem described a dark ravin between the mountains.
• Water carved a deep ravin through the rocky landscape.
• The beast would ravin its prey without mercy.
• In old tales, dragons were said to ravin entire flocks of sheep.
• The narrow ravin provided shelter from the wind.