marching

Noun
US[mahr-ching]/ˈmɑrtʃɪŋ/2 syllables
Synonyms: march

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)“it was a long march”“we heard the sound of marching”Synonyms: marchType of walk, walkingKinds quick march, lockstep, routemarch, promenade, goose step, countermarch

Related words march verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

March′ing,

adjective & noun, fr. March, verb

Marching money Military, the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. — In marching order Military, equipped for a march. — Marching regiment. Military (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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