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raring

SayRAIR-ingUS/ˈɹɛəɹɪŋ/UK/ˈɹɛə(ɹ)ɪŋ/AUS/ˈɹeːɹɪŋ/

2 meanings of raring

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Very excited and ready to start something right away.

    Like a runner crouched at the line, ready to go the second the whistle blows.

    The kids were raring to go on the first day of summer camp.

    After a good night's sleep, I felt raring to start my new job.

    Similareager, keen

    Oppositereluctant, unwilling, averse, disinclined

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  2. 2
    verbUS
    Present participle of rare, a US dialect form of rear: to rise up on the back legs.

    The frightened horse kept raring up against the fence.

    The young colt was raring back on its hind legs.

    Note

raring is a form of rare

Forms
rarerares he/she/itraring -ing formrared past tense, past participle
Spelling
rare → raring: drop the e, add -ing

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Origin

From the verb "rare," a form of "rear," meaning to raise or rouse.