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Daring

//ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 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. 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. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to venture or take risks wordnet
  2. 2
    radically new or original wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Boldness. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger wordnet
  3. 3
    a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dare form-of, gerund, participle, present

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