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raring

[ rair-ing ]

adjective

Informal.
  1. very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:

    raring to go.



raring

/ ˈɛəɪŋ /

adjective

  1. ready; willing; enthusiastic (esp in the phrase raring to go )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of raring1

First recorded in 1905–10; rare 3 + -ing 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of raring1

C20: from rare , variant of rear ²
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Nor is the electorate raring to revive patriarchal domination and racial oligarchy.

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But young, handsome and on vacation, he was raring to sample the menu.

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The Harris campaign ended the night raring to debate again.

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Americans had fins on their cars, gas in the tanks, and money in their pockets, and were raring to hit those new interstates.

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This team is always excited to put the red shirt on and you can see both the players and fans are raring to go.

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