marauding

adjective
🔊/məˈrɔːdɪŋ/
🔊/məˈrɔːdɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of people or animals人或动物) going around a place in search of things to steal or people to attack(到处)抢劫的,打劫的,劫掠的
    • marauding wolves到处猎食的狼群
    • Gangs of marauding youths filled the streets.一群年轻的掠夺者在街道上流连忘返。
    Topics War and conflictc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French marauder, from maraud ‘rogue’ + -ing.