adj
Meaning 1
engaged in war; belligerent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
warring
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The act of engaging in war or conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of war
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
engaged in war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- belligerent (or warring) nations
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: belligerent, militant, war-ridden
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war + -ing.
Variant of Waring.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُتَحَارِب (mutaḥārib) — engaged in war; belligerent
- Bulgarian: воюващ (vojuvašt) — engaged in war; belligerent
- Czech: válčící — engaged in war; belligerent
- Danish: krigsførende — engaged in war; belligerent
- Finnish: sotaakäyvä — engaged in war; belligerent
- Finnish: sotiva — engaged in war; belligerent
- German: kämpfend — engaged in war; belligerent
- Greek: εμπόλεμος (empólemos) — engaged in war; belligerent
- Italian: belligerante — engaged in war; belligerent
- Japanese: 戦争中の (sensōchū no) — engaged in war; belligerent
- Japanese: 戦乱の (senran no) — engaged in war; belligerent
- Norwegian Bokmål: krigførende — engaged in war; belligerent
- Norwegian Nynorsk: krigførande — engaged in war; belligerent
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