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warmongering

warmongering is the present participle and gerund of warmonger.

Meaning of warmonger

Verb

warmonger (third-person singular simple present warmongers, present participle warmongering, simple past and past participle warmongered)

  1. (derogatory, intransitive) To advocate war.
    • Harmsworth's Daily Mail had warmongered for over twenty years.2002, Robert Colls, Identity of England

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Noun

warmongering (usually uncountable, plural warmongerings)

  1. (usually) bellicism; militarism

Forms of warmongering

pluralwarmongerings

Questions about warmongering

What does warmongering mean?
Warmongering means bellicism; militarism.
What is warmongering the present participle and gerund of?
Warmongering is the present participle and gerund of warmonger.
What part of speech is warmongering?
Warmongering is a noun.
What is the plural of warmongering?
The plural of warmongering is warmongerings.

Words near warmongering in the dictionary

  1. warmnesses
  2. warmonger
  3. warmongered
  4. warmongerer
  5. warmongerers
  6. warmongering
  7. warmongerings
  8. warmongerism
  9. warmongers
  10. warmongery
  11. Warmoth

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