Skirmishing

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  • v. Present participle of skirmish.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Irregular fighting between small parties; a skirmish.
    • Word Usage
    "All along the road we met Canadians coming up and saw them advancing across the fields in skirmishing order,85 in one case their captain walking ahead swinging a bamboo cane ...."
    Verb Form
    skirmished    skirmishes    skirmishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    contend    struggle    fight   
    Form
    skirmished    skirmishing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fight    pickeer    dispute   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foray    engagement    encounter    feud    raid   
     
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