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Marching

/ˈmɑːt͡ʃɪŋ/

To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.

📖 Definitions of "Marching"

verb
  1. 1

    To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.

  2. 2

    To cause someone to walk somewhere.

  3. 3

    To go to war; to make military advances.

  4. 4

    To make steady progress.

verb
  1. 1

    To have common borders or frontiers

noun
  1. 1

    An action described by the verb "to march".

adjective
  1. 1

    That marches.

    "a marching band"

  2. 2

    Placed or situated in a line or lines, reminiscent or evocative of marching soldiers.

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WordDefinition
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
marchnounA formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.

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WordDefinition
movingnoun(not comparable) That moves or move.
walkingCharacterized by or suitable for walking.
walkverb(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
runningnounThe activity of running as a form of exercise, as a sport, or for any other reason.
crawlingnounThe motion of something that crawls.
scrollingnoun(computing) The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.
laggingnounfalling behind, not keeping up the pace
marchenounAn administrative region in central Italy.
advancingnounThe act of proceeding forward; an advance.
stridingnounThe act of one who strides; a long step.
filingnounThe act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
paradingnounThe act of one who parades.
troopingnounThe act of marching in a troop.
progressingverb(intransitive) To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.
pacingnounThe act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
patrollingnounThe act of going on patrol.
trekkingnounWalking in the countryside for pleasure or sport, usually for a longer period of time than for hiking.
proceedingnounThe act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or transaction.
steppingnounThe act of taking a step.
hikingnounWalking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

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