Meaning & use
Marauding
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Roaming in search of plunder or victims to attack, especially describing raiders or predators.
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Villagers barricaded their homes against marauding bandits.
A pack of marauding hyenas scattered the smaller animals at the watering hole.
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Comes from the French 'maraud,' meaning rogue or vagabond, dating back to 17th-century military slang.
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