Marching

Meaning

present participle and gerund of march.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of march
2. Action described by the verb "to march".
3. That marches.
4. Placed or situated in a line or lines, reminiscent or evocative of marching soldiers.

Example Sentences

A pianoforte is desirable, to lead the singing, and accompany the plays, gymnastics, frequent marchings, and dancing, when that is taught,—which it should be.

But of the marchings and retreatings of these Six-thousand no Xenophon exists. Nothing, but an inarticulate hum, of cursing and sooty frenzy, surviving dubious in the memory of ages!

All steps and marchings executed from a halt, except right step, begin with the left foot.

a marching band

[T]he occasional trees, the stone-heaps, the marching fences, the stumps, the saplings, the cows, and the feeding sheep.

Word Forms

• marchings

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When Should You Use Marching?

Use marching when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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