raring

comparative more raring · superlative most raring

1. Eager.

   raring to go

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   I'm ready and raring to go. I can hardly wait to get there.

   ‘Ar there,’ Splinter said, relieved, ‘a couple of snorts and you’ll be rarin’ to go. We might even end up at a dance.’

   1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 135

   Tonight's a boogie-oogie time / And you know I'm raring to go / I'm gonna celebrate / Tonight's mine, all mine, yeah

   1979 March 19, Theodore Life, Bill Greene, “Steppin' Out (Pt. 1)”, in Music Box, performed by Evelyn "Champagne" King, track 5

   Synonyms: eager, keen, hot to trot, champing at the bit, fain · Antonyms: averse, disinclined, reluctant, unwilling

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rare