Marauding
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Raiding and pillaging.
"On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy."
- 2 Raiding and pillaging. wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of maraud form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 raiding and pillaging
"a marauding band"
- 2 killing in wanton fashion.
"A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies."
- 3 killing domestic animals.
"The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat."
Adjective
- 1 characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding wordnet
Example
More examples"A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies."