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raring

raring adjective: eager. Also the present participle and gerund of rare.

Adjective

raring (comparative more raring, superlative most raring)

  1. Eager.
    • raring to go
    • I'm ready and raring to go. I can hardly wait to get there.

Also used as

raring is also the present participle and gerund of rare.

Synonyms of raring

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of raring

Forms of raring

comparativemore raring
superlativemost raring

Origin of raring

From rare (verb), a variant of rear (“to raise, rouse”). More at rear.

Questions about raring

What does raring mean?
Raring means eager.
What part of speech is raring?
Raring is an adjective.

Words near raring in the dictionary

  1. rarifiers
  2. rarifies
  3. rarify
  4. rarifying
  5. rarin'
  6. raring
  7. raris
  8. rarish
  9. rarissima
  10. Raritan
  11. Raritans

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