marauding

1. 1.

   characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

   “bands of marauding Indians”

   “predatory warfare”

   “a raiding party”

   Synonymspredatoryraiding

   Similaroffensive

Questions about marauding

What does marauding mean?

marauding means "characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding".

How many syllables are in marauding?

marauding has 3 syllables: ma-rau-ding. The stress falls on "rau". In IPA it is /mɚˈɔdɪŋ/.

What is another word for marauding?

Close synonyms include predatory, raiding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marauding a common word?

marauding is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.