daring

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Verb

daring

  1. present participle and gerund of dare

Adjective

daring (comparative more daring, superlative most daring)

  1. Adventurous, willing to take on or look for risks; overbold.
    Synonyms: audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome
    • 1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Tremarn Case”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:
      “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.
    Synonyms: courageous; see also Thesaurus:brave
    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      […] 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.
    • 2013, Randy Rawls, Best Defense, page 59:
      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.

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Noun

daring (usually uncountable, plural darings)

  1. Boldness.
    Synonyms: boldness, audacity, fearlessness; see also Thesaurus:courage

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Indonesian

FWOTD – 25 March 2022

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdarɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: da‧ring

Etymology 1

Blend of dalam (“on”) +‎ jaringan (“network”).

Adjective

daring

  1. (computing) online
    • 2019, Wayan Pageyasa, Nur Ihsan HL., Kekerasan Bahasa Di Media Daring Nasional, Deepublish Publisher, page 9:
      Bahasa dalam media daring tidak terlepas dari konteks budaya dan latar sosial.
      Language in online media cannot be separated from the cultural context and social background.

Noun

daring (first-person possessive daringku, second-person possessive daringmu, third-person possessive daringnya)

  1. (computing) online

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Etymology 2

Clipping of kelas daring (“online class”).

Noun

daring

  1. (colloquial) online class

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Karao

Noun

daring

  1. small fish
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