marauding

[ muh-raw-ding ]

adjective

1. engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area:

   marauding bands of outlaws.

2. undertaken for plunder:

   a marauding raid.

marauding

/ məˈrɔːdɪŋ /

adjective

1. wandering or raiding in search of plunder or victims

Word History and Origins

Origin of marauding¹

First recorded in 1745–55; maraud + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“What he’s talking about is marauding gangs of dangerous violent people who are destroying public property–” Johnson said, before Tapper cut him off.

From Salon

But they're so hooked on the idea that migrants are marauding gangsters who are also inexplicably motivated beyond reason to vote, that they aren't thinking clearly on the subject.

From Salon

Federal officials assisting Floridians with Hurricane Helene recovery and Milton preparation were subjected to antisemitic attacks from users on X. For both reporters and first responders, fending off misinformation, threats, and marauding influencers has become almost as time-consuming and urgent a task as anything else.

From Slate

Local MP Patrick Hurley said "thugs" had travelled to the town to use the deaths of three children "for their own political purposes", while Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer denounced the “marauding mobs on the streets of Southport”.

From BBC

Keir Starmer has vowed to use the full force of the law against "far-right thuggery" after "marauding gangs intent on law-breaking" caused violence in UK towns and cities on Sunday.

From BBC

Related Words

• copying
• hijacking
• infringement
• plagiarism
• theft