Looting vs Marauding - What's the difference?
looting | marauding |
The act of looting, the act of stealing during a general disturbance.
raiding and pillaging
(of an animal) killing in wanton fashion.
(of an animal) killing domestic animals.
Raiding and pillaging.
* 1834 , R Thomas, The Glory Of America (page 514)
As nouns the difference between looting and marauding
is that looting is the act of looting, the act of stealing during a general disturbance while marauding is raiding and pillaging.As verbs the difference between looting and marauding
is that looting is while marauding is .As an adjective marauding is
raiding and pillaging.looting
English
Noun
(en noun)- During the looting , the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.
Verb
(head)- While looting the stores the looters took the opportunity for revenge by destroying what they didn't steal.
Anagrams
*marauding
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a marauding band
- A marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.
- The marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.
See also
* maraud * marauderNoun
(en noun)- On the 22d, the corporation of Albany passed a vote of thanks to General Heath, for the alacrity which he had displayed in defending the northern frontiers of the state of New York against the maraudings of the enemy.