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soldiering

soldiering is the present participle and gerund of soldier.

Meaning of soldier

Verb

soldier (third-person singular simple present soldiers, present participle soldiering, simple past and past participle soldiered)

  1. (intransitive) To continue steadfast; to keep striving.
  2. (intransitive) To serve as a soldier.
  3. (intransitive) To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.
  4. (slang, transitive) To take a ride on (another person's horse) without permission.
    • It was the first time I had ever “soldiered” a horse. Soldiering means using a horse without the owner's leave or knowledge. Two of our lost horses we never found. Probably some one was soldiering them!1917, Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh, After many days: being the reminiscences of Cuthbert Fetherstonhaugh

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Noun

soldiering (plural soldierings)

  1. The work of a soldier; military action.
    • Thus the two comrades came back from their soldierings to their humble homes, from which Lincoln was soon to start on the way marked out for him by Providence, with strides which no comrade, with whatever goodwill, might hope to follow.1914, John George Nicolay, Abraham Lincoln: A History, volume 1
    • All modern armies rely on veritable fleets of drones for routine soldiering (static garrisons, patrols, etc.).2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Vehicles: Combat Drones Codex entry

Forms of soldiering

pluralsoldierings

Phrases with soldiering

Questions about soldiering

What does soldiering mean?
Soldiering means the work of a soldier; military action.
What is soldiering the present participle and gerund of?
Soldiering is the present participle and gerund of soldier.
What part of speech is soldiering?
Soldiering is a noun.
What is the plural of soldiering?
The plural of soldiering is soldierings.

Words near soldiering in the dictionary

  1. soldierfish
  2. soldierfishes
  3. soldierflies
  4. soldierfly
  5. soldieries
  6. soldiering
  7. soldiering on
  8. soldierings
  9. soldierize
  10. soldierized
  11. soldierizes

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