# soldiering

Pronunciation: say "SOHL-jer-ing" US /ˈsoʊld͡ʒəɹɪŋ/, UK /ˈsəʊld͡ʒəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The work of a soldier, including fighting and the other duties involved in military action.
   - Simple: The job of being a soldier, including fighting and other military duties.
   - _Decades of soldiering left him with both medals and scars._
   - _She found soldiering far more demanding than any civilian job she had held._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of soldier. — present participle and gerund of soldier
   - Simple: Present participle of soldier. Use this -ing form for the ongoing work of serving as a soldier.
   - _After soldiering through two campaigns, he returned home for good._
   - _They were soldiering on the frontier when news of the peace treaty arrived._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/soldiering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).