marauding
[ muh-raw-ding ]
/ məˈrɔ dɪŋ /
adjective
engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws.
undertaken for plunder: a marauding raid.
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Definition for marauding (2 of 2)
maraud
[ muh-rawd ]
/ məˈrɔd /
verb (used without object)
to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory.
verb (used with object)
to raid for plunder (often used passively): At the war's end the country had been marauded by returning bands of soldiers.
noun
Archaic.
the act of marauding.
Origin of maraud
1705–15; < French
marauder, derivative of
maraud rogue, vagabond, Middle French, perhaps identical with dial.
maraud tomcat, of expressive orig.
OTHER WORDS FROM maraud
ma·raud·er, nounExample sentences from the Web for marauding
British Dictionary definitions for marauding (1 of 2)
marauding
/ (məˈrɔːdɪŋ) /
adjective
wandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims
British Dictionary definitions for marauding (2 of 2)
Derived forms of maraud
marauder, nounWord Origin for maraud
C18: from French
marauder to prowl, from
maraud vagabond