plundering

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

plundering

  1. present participle and gerund of plunder

Noun[edit]

plundering (plural plunderings)

  1. The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.
    • 2005, Michael L. Morgan, Classics of Moral and Political Theory, page 473:
      Not all military exercises by human beings are forbidden. Rather, only disordered and dangerous military exercises that give rise to slayings and plunderings are forbidden.

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Etymology[edit]

From plunderen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈplʏn.də.rɪŋ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: plun‧de‧ring

Noun[edit]

plundering f (plural plunderingen)

  1. looting, plundering