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pillaging

pillaging is the present participle and gerund of pillage.

Meaning of pillage

Verb

pillage (third-person singular simple present pillages, present participle pillaging, simple past and past participle pillaged)

  1. (ambitransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
    • Archibald V. (1361-1397) was Count of Perigord. He was nominally under the lilies [France], but he pillaged indiscriminately in his county.1911, Sabine Baring-Gould, Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe, Chapter VI: Cliff Castles—Continued
    Synonyms:
    harry

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Questions about pillaging

What is pillaging the present participle and gerund of?
Pillaging is the present participle and gerund of pillage.

Words near pillaging in the dictionary

  1. pillaged
  2. pillager
  3. pillagers
  4. pillages
  5. pillageth
  6. pillaging
  7. pillagings
  8. Pillai
  9. Pillais
  10. pillaite
  11. Pillaiyar

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