daringadjective
uk/ˈdeə.rɪŋ/us/ˈder.ɪŋ/brave and taking risks:
a daring escape
This is a daring new film (= one willing to risk criticism) by one of our most original modern directors.
She was wearing a fairly daring (= short) skirt that barely covered her bottom.
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Brave and courageous
- adventurous
- audacious
- ballsy
- be man enough to do sth idiom
- bite
- faint
- get your courage up idiom
- grasp the nettle idiom
- gritty
- gutsy
- have nerves of steel idiom
- heroic
- knightly
- muster
- nerve
- plucky
- screw
- screw up your courage idiom
- spunky
- stouthearted
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daringly
adverb uk/ˈdeə.rɪŋ.li/us/ˈder.ɪŋ.li/
a daringly short skirt
daringnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdeə.rɪŋ//ˈder.ɪŋ/the quality of being brave and willing to take risks:
He showed great daring on the battlefield.
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Bravery
- audacious
- audacity
- balls
- bold
- bottle
- bravery
- Dutch courage
- fearless
- fighting spirit
- fortitude
- gallant
- gut
- heart
- liquid courage
- nerve
- pluck
- spunk
- valorous
- valour
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