Antonyms for raring
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rair-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛər ɪŋ |
Definition of raring
Origin :- "unusual," late 14c., "thin, airy, porous;" mid-15c., "few in number and widely separated, sparsely distributed, seldom found;" from Old French rere "sparse" (14c.), from Latin rarus "thinly sown, having a loose texture; not thick; having intervals between, full of empty spaces," from PIE *ra-ro-, from root *ere- "to separate; adjoin" (cf. Sanskrit rte "besides, except," viralah "distant, tight, rare;" Old Church Slavonic rediku "rare," Old Hittite arhaš "border," Lithuanian irti "to be dissolved"). "Few in number," hence, "unusual." Related: Rareness. In chemistry, rare earth is from 1818.
- adj eager
- That's fine—I'm just raring to go on a good one tonight—how about you?
- Extract from : « Hookers » by Richard F. Mann
- Sitzky started as if shot, Raring at the tall man who approached with the smiling Sovereign of Graustark.
- Extract from : « Graustark » by George Barr McCutcheon
- Each citizen was forced by law to take part in or contribute to "raring the Meeting hows."
- Extract from : « Sabbath in Puritan New England » by Alice Morse Earle
- He'd had his good night and good by with Sally Forman, but now eighteen hours later he was fit and raring for a return match.
- Extract from : « Instinct » by George Oliver Smith
- But even if I haven't got the bill to pay, I don't feel so raving, raring mad to go to the hotel.
- Extract from : « Susan Clegg and Her Love Affairs » by Anne Warner
- The men were raring to be let loose to fight, anybody or anything, as long as it promised excitement and fight.
- Extract from : « Hookers » by Richard F. Mann
Synonyms for raring
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