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 gang of marauding kids from that movie chased O’Brien through scenes of movies from “Marty Supreme” to an animated riff on “KPop Demon Hunters.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 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
For much of the first half, centre-back Liam Scales could be seen marauding up the left wing.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
When Jonah Ayunga and his marauding band of brothers feasted on Celtic's desperate confusion and put them to sleep with two goals in a dozen second-half minutes, Hampden erupted.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025
Capricorn's men climbed the steps and sat at their master's feet, Elinor among them like a pigeon with ruffled feathers in the middle of a mob of marauding crows.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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