Maraud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden short attack

raid and rove in search of booty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɚɹˈɔːd/

🇬🇧British English

/məɹˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məɹˈɔːd/

2 syllables Say it as /mɚɹˈɔːd/.

Examples

marauding rebels overran the countryside

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foray raid

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden short attack
verb	raid and rove in search of booty “marauding rebels overran the countryside”

Word Forms

foray	verb	briefly enter enemy territory
raid	verb	search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on
maraud	verb	raid and rove in search of booty
maraud	noun	a sudden short attack
marauder	noun	someone who attacks in search of booty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

plündern

ein plötzlicher kurzer Anfall

🇫🇷French

marauder

une courte attaque soudaine

🇪🇸Spanish

merodear

un ataque corto y repentino

🇮🇹Italian

predone

un breve attacco improvviso

🇳🇱Dutch

plunderen

een plotselinge korte aanval

🇵🇹Portuguese

saqueador

um ataque repentino e curto

🇷🇺Russian

мародерствовать

внезапная короткая атака

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लूटना

अचानक छोटा हमला

🇧🇩Bengali

মারৌড

একটি আকস্মিক সংক্ষিপ্ত আক্রমণ

🇮🇳Tamil

கொள்ளை

திடீர் குறுகிய தாக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

ఆకస్మిక చిన్న దాడి

🇮🇳Marathi

लबाडी

अचानक एक लहान हल्ला

🇮🇳Gujarati

લૂંટ

અચાનક ટૂંકો હુમલો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದರೋಡೆಕೋರ

ಹಠಾತ್ ಸಣ್ಣ ದಾಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊള്ളക്കാരൻ

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ ആക്രമണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰੌਡ

ਇੱਕ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਹਮਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماروڈ

اچانک مختصر حملہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马罗

突然的短暂攻击

🇯🇵Japanese

略奪者

突然の短い攻撃

🇰🇷Korean

약탈하다

갑자기 짧은 공격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ cướp

một cuộc tấn công ngắn bất ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

ปล้น

การโจมตีระยะสั้นอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

merampok

serangan singkat yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdarambong

isang biglaang maikling pag-atake

🇲🇾Malay

perompak

serangan pendek secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نهب

هجوم قصير مفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

غارت

یک حمله کوتاه ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

yağmacı

ani kısa bir saldırı

🇮🇱Hebrew

למרוד

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