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daring

[ dair-ing ]

noun

  1. adventurous courage; boldness.

    Synonyms: bravery, audacity

    Antonyms: caution



adjective

  1. bold or courageous; fearless or intrepid; adventurous.

    Synonyms: brave, audacious, venturesome, undaunted, dauntless

daring

/ ˈdɛərɪŋ /

adjective

  1. bold or adventurous; reckless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. courage in taking risks; boldness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdaringly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • daring·ly adverb
  • daring·ness noun
  • quasi-daring adjective
  • quasi-daring·ly adverb
  • un·daring adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daring1

First recorded in 1575–85; dare + -ing 1, -ing 2
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Example Sentences

They’re starting to make waves globally, such as Do Manh Cuong, who has worked with brands including Christian Dior and Dominique Sirop, and Nguyen Cong Tri, whose daring ’fits have cloaked A-listers like Rihanna and Katy Perry.

From Ozy

She’s coming to Tokyo with new, daring skills that show she is testing the very limits of what is humanly possible when it comes to twisting and flipping in the air.

From Time

That second trilogy of films loosely follows the characters as they pull off ever more daring criminal stunts in the name of helping the good guys.

From Vox

Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study tells of a remarkable and daring migration.

From Vox

Kelati’s path began with a daring decision and wrenching sacrifice.

Just right for that person who needs a little creative push to do something daring in their yard.

The Bees Laline Paull (Ecco) This arresting debut novel is a daring dystopian story set in a beehive.

Just like Watson, Ansari is daring to elicit antagonism and ignorant accusations on account of his feminist beliefs.

Not that Modern Family would ever make such a daring move at this point.

It is a tale of courage and commitment, daring and determination.

The energetic, the daring, the high-spirited go, leaving the residue more abject and nerveless than ever.

It was lying sound asleep on a mud-bank, not dreaming, doubtless, of the daring bipeds who were about to disturb its repose.

They gave a sort of daring unconscious eighteenth-century coquetry to what was otherwise a somewhat severe style of beauty.

It was a daring thing on my part and I am sure many a reader of the paper must have smiled at my criticisms.

It is likewise formed daring the decay of animal and vegetable matters, and is consequently evolved from dung and compost heaps.

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