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derring

/ˈdɛɹɪŋ/

derring adjective: daring.

Adjective

derring (comparative more derring, superlative most derring)

  1. (obsolete) daring
    • Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of derring

comparativemore derring
superlativemost derring

Words formed from derring

Words that rhyme with derring

Questions about derring

What does derring mean?
Derring means daring.
What part of speech is derring?
Derring is an adjective.
How do you pronounce derring?
Derring is pronounced /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/.

Words near derring in the dictionary

  1. Derrik
  2. derriksite
  3. Derrimut
  4. Derrinal
  5. Derrinallum
  6. derring
  7. derring-do
  8. derring-doery
  9. derringer
  10. derringers
  11. derris

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