What does daring mean?
Daring means present participle and gerund of dare.
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/ˈdɛə.ɹɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of dare.
“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. […]”
[…]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. […]
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.
Use daring when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Daring means present participle and gerund of dare.
Common synonyms include audacious, dareful, bold, venturesome.
Possible antonyms include timidity, timorousness.
“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. […]”
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