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[ muh-raw-ding ] / məˈrɔ dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR marauding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveengaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws. undertaken for plunder: a marauding raid. Origin of maraudingFirst recorded in 1745–55; maraud + -ing2 Words nearby maraudingmarathon group, Marathonian, Marat, Jean-Paul, maraud, marauder, marauding, maravedi, Marbella, marble, marble bone disease, marble bones Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maraudingHis work also provides a graphic account of injured females who were assaulted by marauding “gangs” of Adélie males. Lovable ‘Madagascar’ Penguins Are Known to Rape and Torture in Real Life|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST The marauding, man-eating Titans are mutated, androgynous beasts that have no need to feed but love to kill. This Author Kills More Darlings Than George R.R. Martin|David Levesley|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The original Russian state, “Old Russia,” was established at Novgorod in A.D. 862 by marauding Vikings. Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST Thousands perished en route to safer shores or fell prey to marauding pirates. Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But to stop a marauding militia that has kidnapped tens of thousands of kids over decades, a more potent force is required. Child Soldiers—Where Is the Help?|John Prendergast, Ashley Benner|September 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST On the morning of July 27th, a marauding party of Indians burst into the house, and carried away the two ladies. The American Revolution|John Fiske After that further speech was superfluous, and we made hurried preparations for our marauding journey. In Search of El Dorado|Alexander MacDonald He was an old soldier, and was supposed to have retained his habits of marauding and debauchery, from his campaigns in Africa. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant "Corralling this fire, of course," Bob panted, dashing at a marauding little flame. The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White He would not go in a bee-line, but followed first the road, then the line fence to where the marauding cattle were at work. The Library of Work and Play: Outdoor Work|Mary Rogers Miller
British Dictionary definitions for marauding
adjectivewandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maraudingforage, ravage, despoil, harass, sack, foray, harry, raid, loot, ransack |