marauding
- adjective
- /məˈrɔːdɪŋ/
- NSFW
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- The village was terrified by the marauding bandits who stole their livestock.
It's one of the biggest defences against, you know, marauding firearms attacks.
- It's one of the biggest defences against, you know, marauding firearms attacks.
- These are a group of the marauding calculithic.
Examples
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At the same time, raids, often carried out by marauding bands of monks, destroyed temples in many cities.
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It's one of the biggest defences against, you know, marauding firearms attacks.
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These are a group of the marauding calculithic.
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They set up a watchtower to keep an eye out for marauding pirates along the coast.
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The wildlife protection team worked hard to stop the marauding animals from attacking the local farms.
Synonyms
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6.3
To move around while looking for something to catch or get
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9.2
To go around a place stealing things and attacking people during war or chaos
To enter a place to steal things and damage property
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Marauding comes from the French verb marauder, which meant 'to roam and take things by force'. Think of it like a roaming 'raid'; that's why we call wolves, soldiers, or groups marauding when they go around stealing or attacking.