Soldiering
['səuldʒəriŋ]
Definition
(n.) The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.
(n.) The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2.
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Examples
- It was one of those things that gave you a false feeling of soldiering. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He would have to find out what became of him and whether he ever cleared up and was fit for soldiering again. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Anyhow, my dear Handel, said he presently, soldiering won't do. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Not very strong, that hope, if you went soldiering! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Yes, neighbours, I was a pretty sight in my soldiering days. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Really all the soldiering and smartness in the world in the father seems to count for nothing in forming the nater of the son. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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