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warring

warring

5.4
Groups or countries that fight each other
  • adjective
  • /ˈwɔrɪŋ/
translation icon : en guerra
  • The two warring countries reached a ceasefire agreement after years of conflict.

My next like real thought about myself was my warring days were over.

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Examples

  • How do we bring all of these disparate warring tribes together in this country?

  • And you get an instant proliferation of warring gangs of armed thugs.

  • My next like real thought about myself was my warring days were over.

  • I opened, I brought to warring parties to Geneva.

  • There is no question of the face to face of warring nationalities at all.

  • The Maya kings had been warring since the pre classic.

  • They're like Mongols warring with each other.

  • The documentary highlighted the struggles of the warring factions in the region.

  • Mediation efforts were made to unite the warring tribes and establish peace.

Synonyms

at war
vswarring
186 4.1

Fighting between countries, groups, or organizations

is the same meaning but expressed as a single adjective rather than a phrase
militant
vswarring
58 6.7

Actively taking part in armed fighting or war

is about groups or nations engaged together in organized war rather than lone fighters
embattled
vswarring
32 7.6

Facing serious problems and attacks from others

refers specifically to groups engaged in active war not general trouble or pressure
belligerent
vswarring
  • Specialized
4 7.7

Being a country or group at war

is more general and used without legal status reference
war-ridden
vswarring
1 8.0

A country or area suffering from ongoing fighting

focuses on groups or nations engaged in conflict not the condition of a place
fighting
vswarring
3.0

Troops that are active in battle

is broader and applies to groups or nations engaged in mutual conflict

Antonyms

646 1.0

A time when countries or groups do not fight

114 5.3

A return to friendly relations after a disagreement

How Hostile

at war
186 4.1
warring
5.4
hostile
194 4.6
to tense
9 4.0
peaceful
428 1.0

Surface Forms

warring positive

Morphology

warring = war (transparent) = war + ing

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'war' with the participial suffix '-ing', meaning engaged in war or conflict.

Etymology

Warring comes from the simple word war, which means 'fighting' between groups, and the ending -ing which means 'doing' or 'in the state of'. So warring describes people or countries who are 'doing' war or are 'in the state of' active fighting.