raring (ˈrɛərɪŋ
)
Definitions
adjective
- ready; willing; enthusiastic (esp in the phrase raring to go)
Word Origin
C20: from rare, variant of rear²Synonyms
View thesaurus entry= eager to impatient to longing to yearning to willing to ready to keen to desperate to enthusiastic to avid to champing at the bit to keen as mustard to athirst to
Usage examples
And I knew that in the morning I'd be raring to go on the trail of Billy Smart and Moira Pollock.
, DEAD BEAT (2002)The officers are raring to know how he acquired a shiny new European revolver costing Rs 2 lakh.
India Today (1998)Lonard is raring to get stuck into the US PGA Tour in 2005, and in his current form anything seems possible.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)ENGLAND captain Martin Johnson is raring to go ahead of Saturday's showdown with South Africa.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Beyond their own governance, let alone within grasp of ours, they are constantly on the brink of raring up or breaking down.
, STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)