[responsivevoice] marauding [/responsivevoice] [ muh-raw-ding ]
The word of the day is ‘marauding’.
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
No, the word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Characterized by plundering or pillaging
2. Pillage and plunder
3. Predatory
4. Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack.
1. Hindi – Lootane ka
2. Spanish – Merodeador
3. French – Marauder
4. Mandarin – Lüèduó
1. They simply could not say a word, for marauding was punishable with death.
2. This precaution was taken to protect the cache from marauding animals.
3. The place is remote, and in a corner out of the path of marauding tribes.
4. No lives were sacrificed, but the marauding system was carried to its extent.
5. The marauding bands of Duma also threatened a raid upon the city.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
despoil, forage, foray,harass, harry, loot,raid,ransack, ravage,sack, predatory, plundering, depredation, despoiling, on the prowl, vulturine, rifling etc.
aid, assist, guard, help, protect, support, behave, defensive
Quotation:
I never get to the end of mortifying sin because sin in my heart, where it’s still marauding even though it’s no longer dominant, sin in my heart is constantly expressing itself in new disorderly desires.
J. I. Packer
Social Example:
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