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marauding

marauding

9 7.9
Going around looking for things to steal or people to attack
  • adjective
  • /məˈrɔːdɪŋ/
  • NSFW
: merodeador
  • 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.

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Examples

  • At the same time, raids, often carried out by marauding bands of monks, destroyed temples in many cities.

  • It's one of the biggest defences against, you know, marauding firearms attacks.

    Danny Jones

  • These are a group of the marauding calculithic.

    Danny Jones

  • They set up a watchtower to keep an eye out for marauding pirates along the coast.

  • The wildlife protection team worked hard to stop the marauding animals from attacking the local farms.

Synonyms

on the prowl
vsmarauding
  • Informal
20 6.3

To move around while looking for something to catch or get

is specifically about seeking things to steal or people to attack, not just searching
raiding
vsmarauding
13 5.1

To enter a place to steal things and damage property

is about going about searching to steal or attack rather than organized plunder
to maraud
vsmarauding
  • NSFW
2 9.2

To go around a place stealing things and attacking people during war or chaos

is used more generally for searching to steal or attack, not only in war

Antonyms

to guard
386 1.0

To watch and protect a person or place from harm

defending
40 3.1

A player or team trying to stop opponents from scoring

How Violent

pillaging
4 7.7
marauding
  • NSFW
9 7.9
raiding
13 5.1

Surface Forms

marauding positive

Morphology

marauding = maraud (transparent) = maraud + ing

The adjective is a standard participial adjective formed from the verb 'maraud' meaning 'engaged in raiding', so its meaning is directly derived from the verb.

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.