daring

verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ//
United States//ˈdɛɚ.ɪŋ//
United States//ˈdɛɹɪŋ//

Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.

verb

1
Also a form of darepresent participle and gerund of dare

adjective

1
Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”
2
Courageous or showing bravery; doughty.
[…]By this scimitar, That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, Outbrave the heart most daring on earth, Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear, Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey, To win thee, lady. […]
3
Racy; sexually provocative.
Just what I wanted, seeing my mom in a daring bikini—or worse yet, my being in one. I had the perfect drawer I could bury it in.

noun

1
Boldness.

Forms

plural: darings
comparative: more daring
superlative: most daring

dare · To have enough courage (to do something).Dare · A surname.Daria · A female given name from Old Persian.

daring · Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.

Darius · Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to…dark · Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.Dark · A surname.

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