derring-do
UK/ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː//ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/
derring-do noun: valiant deeds in desperate times.
Noun
derring-do (uncountable)
- Valiant deeds in desperate times.
- With a cry of sheer derring-do, the climber leapt across the chasm.
- Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions.
- Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.1983, Terry Pratchett, The Colour of Magic, published 2022, page 225
derring-do meaning in Tamil and Bengali
derring-do in Tamil
- வீரம், வீரசாகசம், வீரதீரம், வீரதீரச்செயல், பேரிடர் காலத்திலும் தைரியமாக செயல்படுதல்
derring-do in Bengali
- ভয়াবহ সময়ে সাহসী কাজ, সাহসী এবং দুঃসাহসিক কাজ
Origin of derring-do
From Middle English daring (to) do, misinterpreted as a noun by Edmund Spenser.
Words formed from derring-do
Questions about derring-do
- What does derring-do mean?
- Derring-do means valiant deeds in desperate times.
- What is derring-do in Tamil?
- Derring-do in Tamil is வீரம், வீரசாகசம், வீரதீரம். See Derring-do meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is derring-do?
- Derring-do is a noun.
- How do you pronounce derring-do?
- Derring-do is pronounced /ˌdɛɹɪŋˈduː/ (UK).
Words near derring-do in the dictionary
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