raring
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raring — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ very eager to do something: she was raring to go. ORIGIN from rare, dialect variant of ROAR(Cf. ↑roarer) or REAR(Cf. ↑rear) … English terms dictionary
raring — [adj] eager champing at the bit*, enthusiastic, itching*, keen, longing, ready, willing; concept 401 Ant. reluctant … New thesaurus
raring — [[t]re͟ərɪŋ[/t]] 1) PHRASE: V inflects If you say that you are raring to go, you mean that you are very eager to start doing something. After a good night s sleep, Paul said he was raring to go. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If you… … English dictionary
raring — adj. (colloq.) eager (cannot stand alone) raring to + inf. (we are raring to go) * * * [ re(ə)rɪŋ] (colloq.) [ eager ] (cannot stand alone) raring to + inf. (we are raring to go) … Combinatory dictionary
raring — rar|ing [ˈreərıŋ US ˈrer ] adj informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: REAR2] 1.) raring to go very eager to start an activity ▪ They woke up early and were raring to go. 2.) raring to do sth BrE very eager to do something ▪ The children were raring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
raring — rar|ing [ rerıŋ ] adjective raring to do something excited about something and impatient to begin it: She s training hard and raring to run in the marathon. raring to go (=ready to start something): Now that he s recovered from his injuries, he s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raring — adjective 1 raring to go very eager to start an activity: They woke up early and were raring to go. 2 raring to do sth very eager to do something: The children were raring to get out into the snow … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
raring to go — If someone is raring to go, they are very eager and enthusiastic about the idea of doing something. The kids can t wait to go camping. They re raring to go! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
raring to go — mod. anxious and eager to go. □ Come on, I’m raring to go! □ The whole family is raring to go on vacation … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
raring — adj. (foll. by to + infin.) colloq. enthusiastic, eager (raring to go). Etymology: part. of rare, dial. var. of ROAR or REAR(2) * * * raring see rare v. 1 b … Useful english dictionary
raring — adjective Etymology: from present participle of English dialect rare to rear, alteration of English rear Date: 1909 full of enthusiasm or eagerness < ready and raring to go > … New Collegiate Dictionary
