# warring

Pronunciation: US say "WOR-ing" /ˈwɔɹɪŋ/; UK say "WAW-ring" /ˈwɔːɹɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Engaged in a war against one another, or marked by a readiness for conflict.
   - Simple: Fighting a war against each other, or ready to fight one.
   - _The warring nations finally agreed to a temporary ceasefire._
   - _Generations grew up knowing nothing but the warring states around them._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of war. — present participle and gerund of war
   - Simple: Present participle of war. Use this form for fighting that is happening now.
   - _The kingdoms were warring long before the treaty was signed._
   - _Warring over resources, the factions ignored every call for peace._

## Noun

3. The activity or process of engaging in war or armed conflict.
   - Simple: The act of fighting in a war or conflict.
   - _Decades of warring between the rival clans drained the region's wealth._
   - _The endless warring made trade across the border impossible._

## Origin

From Middle English werrynge; by surface analysis it is 'war' plus the suffix '-ing'.

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