Meanings
warring1
adjectivewarring (not comparable)
- not comparableengaged in war; belligerent
nounwarring (plural warrings)
plural warrings
- The act of engaging in war or conflict.
Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians […]
1842, The Church of England Magazine, volume 13, page 189
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of war
Warring2
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectiveengaged in war
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Origin
warring · adjective, noun, verb
- Middle Englishwerrynge
- Englishwarring
From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُتَحَارِب
- مُتَحَارِب (mutaḥārib)engaged in war; belligerent
Bulgarian воюващ
- воюващ (vojuvašt)engaged in war; belligerent
Czech válčící
- válčícíengaged in war; belligerent
Danish krigsførende
- krigsførendeengaged in war; belligerent
Finnish sotaakäyvä, sotiva
- sotaakäyväengaged in war; belligerent
- sotivaengaged in war; belligerent
German kämpfend
- kämpfendengaged in war; belligerent
Greek εμπόλεμος
- εμπόλεμος (empólemos)engaged in war; belligerent
Italian belligerante
- belligeranteengaged in war; belligerent
Japanese 戦争中の, 戦乱の
- 戦争中の (sensōchū no)engaged in war; belligerent
- 戦乱の (senran no)engaged in war; belligerent
Norwegian Bokmål krigførende
- krigførendeengaged in war; belligerent
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with warring
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APA
warring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warring
MLA
“warring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warring. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warring,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warring.
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