marching
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈmɑːrʧɪŋ/
:
marcha
- With your help and fine-tuning, your marching band will have a unique drill.
- marching band
- marching band rehearsal
- marching drill
We we got the hikes and marching in that type of thing.
- We we got the hikes and marching in that type of thing.
Examples
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Put down the gun and let the marching band go.
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It's a marching band, not a standing band.
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Direct yourselves to the marching field in one hour.
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I played French horn in the marching band.
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A high school band director sends the fall marching band competition schedule to all students' homes.
Academic text (2011) -
And why do they give out letter jackets to marching band?
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Apparently, everyone concluded that the marching band had spelled out a secret message to me on Friday night.
Fiction book (2002) -
The 2013 Army All-American Marching Band performed a strong program in San Antonio.
Academic text (2013) -
The community enthusiastically supports the music programs, especially the intensely competitive marching and concert bands.
Academic text (2013) -
The soldiers were proud of their precise marching in the Veterans Day parade.
Synonyms
427
2.2
A public march of people with music to celebrate
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1.8
A steady walk by a group often during a protest or parade
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4.1
A line of people or vehicles moving slowly in a ceremony
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7.9
A group of people, animals or vehicles moving together in a formal parade
Antonyms
Compounds
30
3.1
A group of musicians who walk together and play instruments in parades or at sports events
How Regular
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Morphology
Etymology
Marching comes from Old French marcher, which meant 'to walk with steady, measured steps'. That's why marching means walking in a steady, measured way, often as part of a group.