What does ravaging mean?
Ravaging means present participle and gerund of ravage.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of ravage.
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 […]
Use ravaging when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ravaging means present participle and gerund of ravage.
Common synonyms include devastation, destructive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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 […]
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