warring

See also: Warring

English

Etymology

From Middle English werrynge. By surface analysis, war +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪŋ

Adjective

warring (not comparable)

1. engaged in war; belligerent

Antonyms

• peaceful

Translations

engaged in war; belligerent

Arabic: مُتَحَارِب (mutaḥārib) Bulgarian: воюващ (bg) (vojuvašt) Czech: válčící Danish: krigsførende Finnish: sotaakäyvä, sotiva (fi) German: kämpfend (de) Greek: εμπόλεμος (el) (empólemos) Italian: belligerante (it) Japanese: 戦争中の (sensōchū no), 戦乱の (ja) (senran no) Norwegian: Bokmål: krigførende Nynorsk: krigførande

Noun

warring (plural warrings)

1. The act of engaging in war or conflict.
   • 1842, The Church of England Magazine, volume 13, page 189:

     Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians […]

Verb

warring

1. present participle and gerund of war