Skirmishing is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for SKIRMISHING in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the act of skirmishing
• a short argument
• an episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets
• engage in a skirmish
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to engage in a minor battle

Words related to SKIRMISHING

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Words that contain SKIRMISHING

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How to use SKIRMISHING in a sentence

• There was some skirmishing, but no important military movements were made on either side.
• The Numidians, party after party, skirmishing and retreating, drew the general almost to their camp, to the fatigue of his men and horses.
• Amand, who go constantly out on all skirmishing parties, exercise daily with the men, and have killed several of the enemy.
• The Indians did not have the numbers to oppose so formidable a body of good fighters, and only ventured on a little very long range and harmless skirmishing with the vanguard.
• For several hours sharp skirmishing went on, and Essex was forced to halt his army at Hungerford.
• After much preliminary skirmishing which put heavy tasks on Hamilton in the way of getting up reports and documents, a grand attack was made on January 23, 1793.
• The skirmishing continued at intervals, and an officer in the uniform of the Royal Guard was struck down by a shot close to my feet.
• Having indulged in the usual diplomatic skirmishing, they sent representatives to Ghent to discuss terms of peace.
• The two forces marched down the stream, one on each side, for ten miles, skirmishing across the water all the way.
• A skirmishing fight immediately commenced, which lasted several hours.
• In the course of the skirmishing between the two men a curious accident, however, occurred.
• This skirmishing tries courage, I believe, more than a pitched battle.
• Following his customary practice, Mosby made a crossing at another point and raided into Maryland as far as Adamstown, skirmishing and picking up a few prisoners and horses.
• Already the cavalry were skirmishing for the next position.
• There was musketry skirmishing at various points in the Faubourg St.
• After some skirmishing, and two attacks on detached positions, conducted by Colonel Sumter, and both unsuccessful, Gates moved forward to Camden, in the full assurance of victory.
• The allies began their march towards Sebastopol, skirmishing as they proceeded.
• The coach, which, as we now see, had much to do with the attack of the Chouans, had started from the little town of Ernee a few moments before the skirmishing began.
• They did skirmishing for the army of General Vinoy, who had about fifteen thousand men.
• After this they were engaged almost daily in skirmishing and light engagements around Paris.
• He then ordered us to advance in skirmishing order through that bush, which we did.
• After entering the wheat field I saw the line of the Thirteenth Battalion to my left, below me, in skirmishing order, advancing towards the enemy.
• We saw no one and were recalled in about fifteen minutes and sent out as a support to a company on the right of the road and towards the right of the skirmishing line.
• I think I saw a company of green coats out on the right of those companies of the Thirteenth that were skirmishing.
• The town garrison was skirmishing with them in order to distract their attention.
• The Ninth bore no conspicuous part, hovering on the extreme right flank, engaged in continuous skirmishing, and scouting along miles of front.
• He flung himself down on the steeply sloping turf beside the motionless seated figure, and threw out a skirmishing line of gossip.
• The fighting or rather skirmishing lasted many days, and many people, it is said, were slain on both sides.
• Nothing came of it, however, but more skirmishing, and the next day Howe marched back to Philadelphia.
• At noon we could hear skirmishing and cannon in our front.
• For three days and nights we were on the line at Hagerstown, skirmishing every day.
• Here were two lines of battle, each surrounded by skirmishing detachments.
• The fighting in the Romney campaign had been confined to skirmishing.
• That night I received orders to move at once and quickly to Martinsburg, as there had been heavy skirmishing near Kerneysville.
• Dalton was not there, but he knew that skirmishing had occurred in other directions, and doubtless the Virginian had been sent on an errand like his own.
• We cease our perpetual skirmishing at the outposts, and go inward to the citadel.
• Farrow being fully aware of her custom, he met her on the 26th and after some preliminary skirmishing requested her to take him for better or for worse.

Similar words containing SKIRMISH without suffix ing

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