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marauding

[muh-raw-ding]

adjective

  1. engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area.

    marauding bands of outlaws.

  2. undertaken for plunder.

    a marauding raid.



marauding

/ əˈɔːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. wandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of marauding1

First recorded in 1745–55; maraud + -ing 2
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Joel, the main antagonist, survived an apocalypse for as long as he did by marauding before he turned to smuggling.

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He was excellent marauding down that left-hand side and caused Spurs no end of trouble.

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Not to mention my feelings about marauding bears.

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“ he’s talking about is marauding gangs of dangerous violent people who are destroying public property–” Johnson said, before Tapper cut him off.

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But they're so hooked on the idea that migrants are marauding gangsters who are also inexplicably motivated beyond reason to vote, that they aren't thinking clearly on the subject.

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