noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search.

   "Lefebvre never saw any of these battles and ransackings, but one wonders what he would have made of them."

2. 2
   a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of ransack form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

banditrydepredationdespoliationdragnetexplorationforage

Example

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"Lefebvre never saw any of these battles and ransackings, but one wonders what he would have made of them."

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