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raiding

raiding

5.1
To enter a place to steal things and damage property
  • adjective
  • /ˈreɪdɪŋ/
translation icon : de saqueo
  • The raiding parties moved swiftly at night, plundering the enemy villages for food and supplies.

They seem to be a sort of semi semi nomadic, maybe kind of raiding culture, sort of nomadic Raider people.

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Examples

  • They also supplemented their income by a spot of raiding and warfare, opportunistic warfare.

  • This in turn allowed them to field more raiding ships with which to take on larger prey.

  • Basically, those ambitions can be divided into raiding, trading, and settling.

  • Chasing her last chance of survival, the queen follows the raiding trail to the winning nest.

  • The common thing is the raiding, the small scale one where you're coming to steal a few cows, take a few heads, take a few captives.

  • Criminal justice was nationalized and the constant feuding and raiding of warlords, otherwise known as Knights, was tamed by the King's justice.

  • They seem to be a sort of semi semi nomadic, maybe kind of raiding culture, sort of nomadic Raider people.

  • The Empire commanded vast fleets of Viking style long ships which they used for trading, raiding and plundering the seas.

  • Throughout history, many cultures engaged in raiding, often targeting weaker settlements to steal resources.

  • The band of raiding warriors returned to their camp, their horses laden with stolen treasures from the unsuspecting village.

Synonyms

predatory
vsraiding
43 6.1

Trying to take advantage of people to get money or power

focuses on attacking to steal goods rather than general exploitative behavior
marauding
vsraiding
  • NSFW
7.9

Going around looking for things to steal or people to attack

focuses on organized plunder and pillage rather than casual searching

Antonyms

428 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

Calm and gentle, not likely to attack or fight

How Violent

ravaging
7.4
raiding
5.1
pillaging
7 7.7
looting
72 4.9

Surface Forms

raiding positive

Morphology

raiding = raid (transparent) = raid + ing

A straightforward adjectival/participial formation from the verb 'raid' indicating engaged in or performing a raid.

Etymology

The word raiding comes from raid, which originally meant a quick 'ride' out to attack and steal goods and is the same root as ride. So a raiding group is one that makes sudden attacks to steal from others.