Marauding

  • 1marauding — index burglary, depredation, rapacious, spoliation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2marauding — [[t]mərɔ͟ːdɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you talk about marauding groups of people or animals, you mean they are unpleasant and dangerous, because they wander around looking for opportunities to steal or kill. [LITERARY] Marauding gangs of armed men have …

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  • 3Marauding — maraud ma*raud , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marauding}.] [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4marauding — /meuh raw ding/, adj. 1. engaged in raiding for plunder, esp. roaming about and ravaging an area: marauding bands of outlaws. 2. undertaken for plunder: a marauding raid. [1745 55; MARAUD + ING2] * * * …

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  • 5marauding — adjective a) raiding and pillaging a marauding band b) killing in wanton fashion. A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies …

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  • 6marauding — ma|raud|ing [məˈro:dıŋ US ˈro: ] adj [only before noun] written [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: marauder, from maraud homeless person who travels around ] a marauding person or animal moves around looking for something to destroy or kill ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7marauding — adjective (only before noun) a marauding person or animal moves around looking for something to destroy or kill: Local residents live in fear of marauding streetgangs. marauder noun (C) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8marauding — adjective characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding bands of marauding Indians predatory warfare a raiding party • Syn: ↑predatory, ↑raiding • Similar to: ↑offensive …

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  • 9Marauding Scot — (Sometimes spelt Marauding Scott) is an old English delicacy, with origins in the North East of England. It is made by soaking fruit in Scotch (Whisky) and then heating it to absorb the liquor. Contents 1 History 2 Recipe 3 Notoriety …

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  • 10marauding — Synonyms and related words: banditry, brigandage, brigandism, depredation, despoiling, despoilment, despoliation, direption, foraging, foray, freebooting, looting, pillage, pillaging, plunder, plundering, plunderous, predacious, predatory, raid,… …

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