释义 |
[ rair-ing ] / ˈrɛər ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raring ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective Informal.very eager or anxious; enthusiastic: raring to go. Origin of raringFirst recorded in 1905–10; rare3 + -ing2 Words nearby raringrarefy, rare gas, rarely, rarely ever, rareripe, raring, raring to go, rarity, rark up, Rarotonga, RAS Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raringArdie would bolt into the club with a huge smile and energy to match, raring to get on stage. TMZ Makes Tragedy Porn Out of Tracy Morgan’s Gruesome Car Accident|Dean Obeidallah|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Armed with its findings, Team Perry was ready and raring to stomp Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the 2010 gubernatorial primary. Rick Perry’s Secret Weapon|Michelle Cottle|August 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Still, he remains a daunting opponent—and the Democrats are raring to go. Dems Plot to Sink Scott Brown|Samuel P. Jacobs|December 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST He'd had his good night and good by with Sally Forman, but now eighteen hours later he was fit and raring for a return match. Instinct|George Oliver Smith
That's fine—I'm just raring to go on a good one tonight—how about you? But even if I haven't got the bill to pay, I don't feel so raving, raring mad to go to the hotel. Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs|Anne Warner Each citizen was forced by law to take part in or contribute to "raring the Meeting hows." Sabbath in Puritan New England|Alice Morse Earle Sitzky started as if shot, Raring at the tall man who approached with the smiling Sovereign of Graustark. Graustark|George Barr McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for raring
adjectiveready; willing; enthusiastic (esp in the phrase raring to go) Word Origin for raringC20: from rare, variant of rear ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to raringenthusiastic, keen, longing, ready, willing, itching |