Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Full of eagerness; enthusiastic.
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- adjective
Eager .
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- adjective (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
Etymologies
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Examples
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CHERYL Cole revealed she is "raring" to get back to work on The X Factor - despite being teased by Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh while Dannii Minogue was on maternity leave.
HomePage - The Sun 2010
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Whereas in some cities the timid may take a year to emerge from the cocoon of the subsidised Union bars to engage with their new home, Leeds has become so famous for its clubbing that some clued-up freshers will no doubt be raring to visit lauded nights such as Basics and Subdub, plus clubs like Wire, HiFi and The Faversham.
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And they're going to arrive in Washington next January with the wind at their backs, and raring to go.
Chris Weigant: Tea Partiers Should Prepare for Disappointment Chris Weigant 2010
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And they're going to arrive in Washington next January with the wind at their backs, and raring to go.
Chris Weigant: Tea Partiers Should Prepare for Disappointment Chris Weigant 2010
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Gervinho might prove to be another classic Arsène Wenger bargain, an athletic and pacy ball player raring to step up a level, spirited over from France for a fee that doesn't make a certain manager with a well-documented devotion to cautious housekeeping choke as if he was asked to fix the Greek economy before breakfast.
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I cannot remember the last time I woke up in the morning and was raring to get to exercise class.
Penny Hoff: Fighting the Temptation of 'I Don't Feel Like It' Penny Hoff 2011
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As you can imagine with nearly 28 years of marriage I've performed many and varied activities when caring for a home, raring children and all the experiences and fun that entails.
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These tender young startups may be raring to play e-yentas, but before they can get started, they need to solve the same problem any social media venture confronts: community-building.
Online Dating Startups Drive Matchmaking Makeover Amy Lee 2011
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I cannot remember the last time I woke up in the morning and was raring to get to exercise class.
Penny Hoff: Fighting the Temptation of 'I Don't Feel Like It' Penny Hoff 2011
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What distinguished the few that took the call is a quality that combines entrepreneurial streak with a global soul raring to explore the world.
sonofgroucho commented on the word raring
Raring to go!
March 26, 2007