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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: REAR2

raring

 adjective
     
rar‧ing informal
1

raring to go

very eager to start an activity:
They woke up early and were raring to go.
2

raring to do something

British English very eager to do something:
The children were raring to get outdoors.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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