ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ravaging

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Ravaging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of ravage.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of ravage.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which something is ravaged.

Example Sentences

I […] had seen how the most flourishing provinces of Germany were reduced to the most miserable condition that ever any country in the world was, by the ravagings of soldiers […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for ravaging

Depending on context, synonyms include devastation, destructive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include destructive, devastation, destroyer, devastating, afflicting, plaguing.

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