besieging

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noun

The act by which a place is besieged.

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Meanings

nounbesieging (plural besiegings)

plural besiegings

  1. The act by which a place is besieged.

    […] stories of warriors and abbots and bards, of feudal lords at ruthless war with each other, of besiegings and battles and captives and torments.

    1907, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Shuttle
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of besiege

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

Similar
siegebeleagueringmilitary blockade
Broader
blockadeencirclement
Also see
siege

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “besieging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/besieging.

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