What does marauding mean?
Marauding means present participle and gerund of maraud.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of maraud.
a marauding band
A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.
The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.
On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.
Use marauding when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Marauding means present participle and gerund of maraud.
Common synonyms include offensive, predatory, raiding, banditry.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a marauding band
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