derring

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɛɹɪŋ/
Homophone: daring (in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger)
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪŋ

Adjective

derring (comparative more derring, superlative most derring)

(obsolete) daring; warlike
- Edmund Spenser
  Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed.

Derived terms

derring-do

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for derring in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Anagrams

Grinder, grinder, red ring, regrind

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