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raiding

raiding is the present participle and gerund of raid.

Meaning of raid

Verb

raid (third-person singular simple present raids, present participle raiding, simple past and past participle raided)

  1. (transitive) To engage in a raid against.
    • The police raided the gambling den.
  2. (transitive) To lure from another; to entice away from.
  3. (transitive) To indulge oneself by taking from.
    • I raided the fridge for snacks.

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Noun

raiding (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

Forms of raiding

pluralraidings

Words formed from raiding

Phrases with raiding

Questions about raiding

What does raiding mean?
Raiding means the act of carrying out a raid.
What is raiding the present participle and gerund of?
Raiding is the present participle and gerund of raid.
What part of speech is raiding?
Raiding is a noun.
What is the plural of raiding?
The plural of raiding is raidings.

Words near raiding in the dictionary

  1. Raidah
  2. raided
  3. Raiden
  4. raider
  5. raiders
  6. raiding
  7. raiding parties
  8. raiding party
  9. raidings
  10. raidproof
  11. raids

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