having, showing, or requiring a bold willingness to take risks or violate conventions; fearless: a daring book, a daring enterprise
bold courage
adjective
- An example of someone daring is a stunt car driver.
- An example of something daring is a memo to your boss that asks for big changes.
The definition of daring is brave, risk-taking, willingness to take risks, or to be bold.
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daring
adjective
- Willing to take or seek out risks; bold and venturesome. See Synonyms at adventurous.
- Involving great risk or danger: a daring rescue.
noun
Audacious bravery; boldness.
Related Forms:
- dar′ing·ly
adverb
- dar′ing·ness
noun
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Verb
- Present participle of dare.
Adjective
(comparative more daring, superlative most daring)
- Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks.
- Courageous, or showing bravery.
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Sentence Examples
- Sofia stared up at him, not daring to hope he'd help her.
- She saw the thaw from the cactus daring anyone to touch him to the man she'd spoken to on the phone.
- "Why would you want me to wear something so daring, darling?" she asked with a smile.
- What better place to be a bit more daring in life than on another planet?
- The Malays of the coast are a maritime people, and were long famous for the daring character of their acts of piracy.
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