marching

Other forms of marching

plural

marchings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about marching

What does marching mean?

marching means "the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)".

How many syllables are in marching?

marching has 2 syllables: mar-ching. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹtʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for marching?

Close synonyms include march. 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 marching a common word?

marching is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.