Word family
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daredaring
(adjective)
daring
(verb)
dare
(adverb)
daringly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdaringdar‧ing1 /ˈdeərɪŋ $ ˈder-/ ●●○ adjective1BRAVEinvolving a lot of risk or danger, or brave enough to do risky things
a daring rescue attempt► see thesaurus at brave2SHOCKnew or unusual in a way that may shock people
a daring new building —daringly adverbExamples from the Corpusdaring• She wore smockedLiberty dresses and sandals and smoked in the street, considered very daring.• When she was young, everybody thought my grandmother was terribly daring because she smoked.• Then, as a daring but romanticgown of navy blue silkcrepe made its appearance, the moment came.• The thrill of discovering that he could break into secretfilesspurred Paul on to more daring data raids.• Miller is exceptionally good in this daring film.• He would often do very foolish things just to prove how daring he was.• a daring new production of "Hamlet"• a daringpilot• Alfred Wegener was a keenthinker and a daringpioneer.• A daringproposal was made to reconcile the continuity of the Schrödinger equation with the discontinuity of empirical experience.• It is a particularly daringstunt, involving being tied up and suspended in mid-air.• Three inmatesfled the prison in a daringtunnelescape.• Today she's wearing a daringtwo-piecesuit in boldpurple and orange.• Its daring use of music, mime, dance and humourchallenges the audience to look beyond the stereotypes.• In the second half, Joey Beauchamp came flying in like the daring young man on the trapeze.daringdaring2 noun [uncountable]BRAVEcourage that makes you willing to take risks
a plan of great daringExamples from the Corpusdaring• The young composer has shown considerabledaring in his music.• What happened next was a classic example of foolhardydaring which very nearly came badly unstuck.
