marauding

[ muh-raw-ding ]

/ məˈrɔ dɪŋ /

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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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Origin of marauding

First recorded in 1745–55; maraud + -ing²

Words nearby marauding

marathon group, Marathonian, Marat, Jean-Paul, maraud, marauder, marauding, maravedi, Marbella, marble, marble cake, marbled white

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How to use marauding in a sentence

Lieber drafted these codes partially in response to marauding acts that were carried out by partisans in Missouri.
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Players need to gain experience, defeat marauding enemies, earn rewards and recognition, and plunder loot.
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His 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
In 1810 a threatened attack from a marauding horde of Kafirs was averted in answer to prayer.
Robert Moffat|David J. Deane
Early in the day the united detachments encountered a very large force, under the command of the notorious marauding chief, Stock.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Fishing and swimming were their chief pastimes, with general marauding for adventure.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
At his royal master's command, Triunnis once led a marauding expedition into the territory of the King of Brecknock.
The Science of Fairy Tales|Edwin Sidney Hartland
An ingenious criminal who covers his secret thieving with a pretence of open marauding.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for marauding

marauding

/ (məˈrɔːdɪŋ) /

adjective

wandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims

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