raiding

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noun

The act of carrying out a raid.

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maraudingpredatoryoffensive
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of raid
nounraiding (plural raidings)

plural raidings

  1. The act of carrying out a raid.

    These raidings and counter-raidings continued over a brief pre-war season, the wives being paraded and used in the same way as captured 'outsider' women.

    1995, Inga Clendinnen, Aztecs: An Interpretation, page 172

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

Similar
maraudingpredatoryoffensive
Also see
maraudingpredatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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MLA

“raiding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raiding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raiding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raiding.

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