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  • verb Present participle of reave.

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Examples

  • There would be general reaving and a “dimensional crossrip” thing (like the Worldwound or Shadowlands) letting in loads of bizarre Asian monsters to fight.

    New Campaign: Reavers on the Seas of Fate « Geek Related 2009

  • Pretend that it does not exist and glory in the original barbarian and his slaying, reaving, wenching, pirating and thieving, often with a woman to match him at his side.

    Archive 2007-02-01 Blue Tyson 2007

  • I'm having to try a little harder to come up with similar material for book one right this second. maybe something with Benjen's ranging or The Mountain's reaving or perhaps some new scenes in the khalasar showing Dany rising and Viserys deteriorating.

    Which episode will GRRM write? 2009

  • It could increase the loathing we feel for the Lannisters if we actually see some of the reaving taking place in the Riverlands.

    Based on a book: good or bad? 2009

  • The invaders, with the element of surprise, sweep through the countryside toward the capital, reaving and sacrificing as they advance, displacing families and inhabitants in their wake.

    Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell – review 2009

  • Pretend that it does not exist and glory in the original barbarian and his slaying, reaving, wenching, pirating and thieving, often with a woman to match him at his side.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Conan Chronicles 1 (The People of the Black Circle) - Robert E. Howard Blue Tyson 2006

  • I mean a situation where you had an entire people who were reaving badass super people, living in perfect isolation....

    The Phantom Strikes! Steven Barnes 2008

  • They came from all directions, laying waste to the colony, reaving its people with merciless precision.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • They came from all directions, laying waste to the colony, reaving its people with merciless precision.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

  • They came from all directions, laying waste to the colony, reaving its people with merciless precision.

    Reap the Whirlwind David Mack 2007

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