marauding
Americanadjective
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engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area.
marauding bands of outlaws.
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undertaken for plunder.
a marauding raid.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of marauding
Example Sentences
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The next likely contender for the award is “The Lost Boys,” a spectacle-heavy, bloated stage version of the B-movie from the 1980s about young vampires marauding in a California beach town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“And there’s lots of coyote scat — they’re just marauding around. The lizards are back and some of my roses survived.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
A snatch of traveler’s gossip could have meant the difference between staying alive and losing your head to marauding Vikings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Head's heroics came on the back of a blistering spell from marauding pace pair Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc after lunch that sparked a stunning England collapse.
From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025
But marauding for food was hardly an exceptional activity in North Korea.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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