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

Translations

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

Woiwurrung

Alternative forms

Noun

warring

  1. ear

See also

References

  • Barry J. Blake, Woiwurrung, in The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches (1991; edited by R. M. W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake; OUP, Handbook of Australian Languages 4), pages 31–124
  1. ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
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