marching

Pluralmarchings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of march. Use it for the action of marching as it happens.

   The soldiers were marching in perfect formation.

   Marching for hours left the recruits exhausted.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of walking together with steady, even steps, the way soldiers do.

   Marching is a core part of basic military training.

   Hours of marching through the city tired the protesters out.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Moving forward with steady, even steps, like soldiers in a parade.

   The marching band stepped onto the field.

   A marching column of troops filled the street.

4. 4
   adjective

   Set out in a row or rows that look like soldiers walking in line.

   Along the farm road, marching rows of tall trees stood evenly spaced.

   The marching ranks of streetlights faded into the distance.

   Similarserried, regimented, orderly

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