warring

«warring» in Mova's school dictionary: Fighting a war against each other — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (warring); verb (form of war: war, wars, warred, warring)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fighting a war against each other. tree →

2) Quarrelling or arguing strongly, like two sides who will not agree. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and stories, «warring kingdoms» or «warring tribes» are groups fighting each other. In everyday life, «warring neighbours» or «warring brothers» are people who keep arguing. Phrases: warring sides, warring factions.

examples

• The two warring kingdoms finally made peace. tree →
• The warring sides agreed to stop fighting. tree →
• Our warring neighbours shout over the fence. tree →
• Ancient China had a time called the Warring States. tree →
• The teacher sat the warring twins at different tables. tree →
• Peace talks brought the warring groups together. tree →

note

Spelled with double r. It is mostly used before a noun: warring sides. Do not confuse with «wearing» (having clothes on).

In the corpora

• In 221 BC the king of Qin conquered all the warring kingdoms and called himself the First Emperor.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «warring» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.