raring

adjective

ˈrer-ən How to pronounce raring (audio)
Definition of raringnext
as in excited
showing urgent desire or interest we'd gotten up so early that by the time eight o'clock rolled around, we were raring to get started on the hike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raring
  1. excited
  2. eager
  3. enthusiastic
  4. avid
  5. anxious
  6. keen
  7. hungry
Adjective
  • While some locals are excited to gossip about the church, others are much more tight-lipped.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
  • March Madness is here and fans are excited to watch one of the more popular events of the sports calendar year.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • The fictional couple’s dynamic was one of the most compelling elements of the original series, and fans will be eager to see how their story unfolds in the new chapter.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The test kitchen concept is one that Milo's is eager to share with the community and their biggest fans.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of eager
Adjective
  • Then the good fortunes of an enthusiastic screening at France's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June of 2024 landed the project a theatrical distribution partner in the indie firm, Ketchup Entertainment.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Like Lynch, Coulson was an enthusiastic practitioner of transcendental meditation, which Green was also persuaded to try.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of enthusiastic
Adjective
  • After an avid cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run during his morning commute last year, police in New Mexico were at a loss for who could have committed the crime.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • As an avid past user of the brand’s ball, Foley now finds himself in a full-circle moment as Maxfli’s latest brand ambassador, joining Lexi Thompson (LPGA) and Ben Griffin (PGA Tour).
    — Michael LoRé, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of avid
Adjective
  • In a time when many workers are anxious about what AI means for their roles, leaders who speak to both the potential and the limits of AI are earning deeper trust and keeping their teams engaged.
    — Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Jacob Tremblay plays Winston's anxious stepson Wade.
    — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of anxious
Adjective
  • While Gen Z has been characterized by some hiring teams as more difficult to train and less likely to be a team player, the younger generation is actually more keen to return to the office than others might suspect.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Honda, for example, is looking into similar technology, though other automakers haven’t been as keen, perhaps in part because demand for EVs has recently slowed.
    — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of keen
Adjective
  • But thousands of women, children, and older people – many hungry and some shoeless – trailed behind the troops, doing their best to keep up.
    — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, fans — hungry for new music from Gaga — speculated that maybe something was in the works.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of hungry
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