Warring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make or wage war

engaged in war

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɔːɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɔːɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɔːɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɔːɹɪŋ/.

Examples

belligerent (or warring) nations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belligerent war war-ridden militant

Antonyms

make peace

Parts of Speech

verb	make or wage war
adjective	engaged in war “belligerent (or warring) nations”

Word Forms

war	noun	a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
warrior	noun	someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
belligerent	noun	someone who fights (or is fighting)
belligerency	noun	fighting; acts of overt warfare

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kriegerisch

Krieg führen oder führen

🇫🇷French

en guerre

faire ou faire la guerre

🇪🇸Spanish

en guerra

hacer o hacer la guerra

🇮🇹Italian

guerra

fare o dichiarare guerra

🇳🇱Dutch

strijdend

oorlog voeren of voeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

em guerra

fazer ou travar guerra

🇷🇺Russian

воюющий

вести войну

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जीवन-मरण का

युद्ध करना या छेड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

যুদ্ধরত

যুদ্ধ করা বা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

போரிடும்

போர் செய் அல்லது போர் செய்

🇮🇳Telugu

పోరాడుతున్న

యుద్ధం చేయండి లేదా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लढाऊ

युद्ध करा किंवा करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લડતા

યુદ્ધ કરો અથવા કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾದಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ

ಯುದ್ಧ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಯುದ್ಧ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുന്നു

യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യുദ്ധം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੜਾਈ

ਯੁੱਧ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਲੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

متحارب

جنگ کرو یا کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

交战

发动或发动战争

🇯🇵Japanese

戦争中

戦争を起こす、または行う

🇰🇷Korean

전쟁 수행

전쟁을 일으키거나 수행하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gây chiến

thực hiện hoặc tiến hành chiến tranh

🇹🇭Thai

การสู้รบ

สร้างหรือทำสงคราม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bermusuhan

membuat atau berperang

🇵🇭Filipino

nakikipagdigma

gumawa o makipagdigma

🇲🇾Malay

berperang

membuat atau berperang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتحاربة

شن الحرب أو شنها

🇮🇷Persian

متخاصم

ساختن یا به راه انداختن جنگ

🇹🇷Turkish

savaşan

savaş yap ya da savaş aç

🇮🇱Hebrew

לוחמת

ליצור או לנהל מלחמה

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