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marauding

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: M ER0 AO1 D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

raiding and pillaging

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a marauding band

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

killing in wanton fashion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

killing domestic animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Raiding and pillaging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of maraud

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bands of marauding Indians
  • predatory warfare
  • a raiding party

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: predatory, raiding

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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