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UK
/plˈʌndəɹɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈpɫəndɝɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫəndɝɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of stealing valuable things from a place
his plundering of the great authors
the plundering of the Parthenon
ADJECTIVE
- given to taking by force what is desired
How To Use plundering In A Sentence
- The conquerors advanced , killing and plundering as they went.
- During the war communities in Unita-controlled areas had been subjected to violence, bush justice and plundering, an Institute of Security Studies (ISS) report says.
- I am hoping that my hirsute body will prevent any bugs from plundering the sanctity of my inner ear.
- The scoundrels who made their living plundering, murdering those who got in their way, mercilessly defiling women… it was too much for her to bear.
- The currency was hopelessly debased, the government corrupt, the armies more interested in plundering the provinces than protecting them; many people believed the dissolution of the empire was at hand. Superversive: Gondor, Byzantium, and Feudalism
- But while she was talking to fans inside, the robber was busy plundering her unlocked car in nearby Barker's Pool car park.
- It would seem that tips on playing competitive bridge, overweening pride, and short-term plundering were the leadership messages passed on through succession and down the ranks at Lehman. John O'Neil: President Obama's Future Leadership of Capitalism 3.0
- Plundering and raiding, pirating and smuggling were the only ways they could survive in this universe…
- The expedition acquired the character of a vast plundering raid.
- They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies.