raring
/ˈrɛːrɪŋ
/adjective [with infinitive] informal
Very enthusiastic and eager to do something: she was raring to get back to her work I’ll be ready and raring to go...
- Early next morning found the Talbots eager like frisky children raring to get started in their adventure.
- But he is now ready and raring to guide Leigh through their first-ever season in the elite division.
- A gulf War veteran said troops would be ready and raring to go if there is another conflict.
Synonyms
eager, keen, enthusiastic, full of enthusiasm, impatient, longing, champing/chafing at the bit, desperate;
ready, willing
informal dying, itching, gagging
Origin
1920s: present participle of rare, dialect variant of roar or rear2.