raring

rar·ing

adj \ˈrer-ən, -iŋ\

Definition of RARING

: full of enthusiasm or eagerness <ready and raring to go>

Examples of RARING

1. The kids are raring to get to work on the tree house.
2. She's been raring to go since dawn.

Origin of RARING

from present participle of English dialect rare to rear, alteration of English rear

First Known Use: 1909

Related to RARING

Synonyms: agog, antsy, anxious, ardent, athirst, avid, crazy, desirous, enthused, enthusiastic, excited, geeked [slang], great, greedy, gung ho, hepped up, hopped-up, hot, hungry, impatient, juiced, keen, nuts, pumped, eager, solicitous, stoked [slang], thirsty, voracious, wild

Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic

Related Words: engaged, interested; happy, hung up, obsessed; ambitious, appetent, covetous, craving, hankering, longing, pining; breathless, restive, restless; amenable, disposed, game, glad, inclined, ready, unreluctant, willing

Near Antonyms: casual, incurious, insouciant, nonchalant, unconcerned, uninterested; aloof, detached, disinterested; impassive, stolid; halfhearted, lackadaisical, languid, languorous, lukewarm, spiritless; averse, disinclined, hesitant, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, unwilling

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Rhymes with RARING

airing, bearing, Bering, daring, fairing, flaring, glaring, herring, paring, sparing, tearing, wearing