warring

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warring¹

Rhymes with -ɔːɹɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable engaged in war; belligerent

Opposite: peaceful

noun warrings

  1. The act of engaging in war or conflict. Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians […]

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of war

Warring²

Where it comes from

Variant of Waring.

proper noun Warrings

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: belligerent, fighting, militant, war-ridden, unpeaceful, competing, battle, feuding, clashing, aggressive, contending, struggling, quarreling, disputing, engagement, opposing

adjective

Opposite: peaceful

Translations

Every language

adj engaged in war; belligerent

日本語戦争中の sensōchū no, 戦乱の senran no
Deutschkämpfend
Italianobelligerante
Ελληνικάεμπόλεμος empólemos
العربيةمُتَحَارِب mutaḥārib

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@misc{warring_2026,
  title = {warring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}