The Clue
"Jingle Bells" starter (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DASHING
Tags
Notes
The answer DASHING is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Spirited
Like Errol Flynn
Like many a romance hero
Definition
DASH as a verb:
1. (dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot) = run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
2. (smash, dash) = break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
3. (crash, dash) = hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
4. destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
5. (daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare) = cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
6. add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
DASHING as an adjective:
1. (dashing, gallant) = lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"
2. (dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce) = marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"