DERRING

Meaning of DERRING in English

( a. )

Daring or warlike.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DERRING — (a.) Daring or warlike.
Английский словарь Webster
DERRING — adj daring or warlike.
Webster English vocab
DERRING-DO — noun Etymology: Middle English dorring don daring to do, from dorring (gerund of dorren to dare) + don to do …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DERRING-DO — |deriŋ|dü, -rēŋ- noun ( plural derrings-do ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English dorring don, durring don daring to do (taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DERRING-DO — /der"ing dooh"/ , n. daring deeds; heroic daring. [ 1325-75; ME durring-do lit., daring to do, erroneously taken as n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DERRING DO — daring action; boldness, great courage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DERRING-DO — noun Etymology: Middle English dorring don daring to do, from dorring (gerund of dorren to dare) + don to do …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DERRING-DO — [ ˌdɛrɪŋ'du: ] ■ noun dated or humorous action displaying heroic courage. Origin C16: from ME dorryng do 'daring to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DERRING-DO — [der.ring-do] n [ME dorring don daring to do, fr. dorring (gerund of dorren to dare) + don to do] (1579): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DERRING-DO — derring-do BrE AmE ˌder ɪŋ ˈduː ˌdeər-, ˌdɜːr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DERRING-DO — / ˌderɪŋ ˈduː; NAmE / noun [ U ] ( old-fashioned , humorous ) brave actions, like those in adventure …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DERRING-DO — der ‧ ring-do /ˌderɪŋ ˈduː/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: dorring don 'daring to do' (14-15 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DERRING-DO — n. literary joc. heroic courage or action. [ME, = daring to do, misinterpreted by Spenser and by Scott]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DERRING-DO — n. literary joc. heroic courage or action. Etymology: ME, daring to do, misinterpreted by Spenser and by Scott
Oxford English vocab
DERRING-DO — Derring-do is the quality of being bold, often in a rather showy or foolish way. ( OLD-FASHIONED ) N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DERRING-DO — Derring-do is the quality of being bold, often in a rather showy or foolish way. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PIMPERNEL — I. ˈpimpə(r)ˌnel, -_nəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English pympernele, from Middle French pimprenelle, pimpinelle, from Late Latin pimpinella, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHONILY — ˈfōn ə lē adverb : in a phony manner : spuriously phonily flamboyant amours and impossible deeds of derring-do — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUNGER BROTHERS — four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War eraThomas Coleman (Cole; 18441916), John (184674); James (Jim; 18501902), and Robert (Bob; …
Britannica English vocabulary
JAMES, JESSE; AND JAMES, FRANK — born Sept. 5, 1847, near Centerville [now Kearney], Mo., U.S. died April 3, 1882, St. Joseph, Mo. born Jan. 10, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLACK, WINIFRED SWEET — born Oct. 14, 1863, Chilton, Wis., U.S. died May 25, 1936, San Francisco, Calif. ne Winifred Sweet American reporter whose …
Britannica English vocabulary
WELL-KNOWN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a famous/well-known author ▪ The famous author Henry James lived here. a famous/well-known landmark ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SERIES — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a championship series (= a number of competitions ) ▪ the American League Championship series …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLUCK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GALLANTRY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But I'd like to think that gallantry isn't dead. ▪ But so much gallantry to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEED — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES changed...name by deed poll ▪ Steve changed his name by deed poll to Elvis Presley-Smith. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ACT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DERRIN — g-do [noun] [U] [dated] - brave action, without any consideration of the danger involvedThe film shows the spy's brave acts/deeds/feats …
Cambridge English vocab
ENTERPRISE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARING
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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