Definition of Soldiering

1. Noun. Skills that are required for the life of soldier.

Exact synonyms: Soldiership
Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Acquirement, Acquisition, Attainment, Skill
Derivative terms: Soldier, Soldier

2. Noun. The evasion of work or duty.
Exact synonyms: Goldbricking, Goofing Off, Shirking, Slacking
Generic synonyms: Dodging, Escape, Evasion
Derivative terms: Goldbrick, Shirk, Slack, Slack

Definition of Soldiering

1. n. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.

Definition of Soldiering

1. Verb. (present participle of soldier) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Soldiering

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soldiering

soldier beetle
soldier beetles
soldier crab
soldier crabs
soldier flies
soldier fly
soldier grainy club
soldier of fortune
soldier on
soldiered
soldieress
soldieresses
soldierfish
soldierfishes
soldieries
soldiering (current term)
soldierings
soldierless
soldierlike
soldierliness
soldierly
soldiers
soldiers of fortune
soldiership
soldierships
soldierwood
soldiery
soldo
soldout
solds

Literary usage of Soldiering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Vestigia, Reminiscences of Peace and War by Charles à Court Repington (1919)
"CHAPTER VII PEACE soldiering THE life of the regimental officer in time of peace is not sufficiently interesting to dwell upon at any great length, ..."

2. Men and Things I Saw in Civil War Days by James Fowler Rusling (1899)
"CHAPTER XII CAMPAIGNING AND soldiering HERETOFORE I have discoursed about our great ... But a little practical campaigning and soldiering changes this ..."

3. Pony Tracks by Frederic Remington (1895)
"There is little of the " pomp and vanity " in this soldiering, and it shows good spirit on the part of the enlisted men. ..."

4. Campaigning in the Balkans by Harold Lake (1918)
"Our new armies are not fond of peace-time soldiering. The men put on khaki suits for the purpose of killing Germans, and they find it hard to understand why ..."

5. Belden, the White Chief: Or, Twelve Years Among the Wild Indians of the Plains by George Pfauts Belden (1875)
"... AND HOW soldiering IS DONE IN PEACE TIMES—BUILDING FORTS— GETTING UP SUPPLIES—FIGHTING INDIANS—SETTLING THE COUNTRY—WHAT THE CAVALRY DOES—HARDSHIPS OF A ..."

6. Selected Articles on Woman Suffrage by Edith May Phelps, National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) (1912)
"Suffrage and soldiering. Edwin D. Mead. Once in so often nowadays, somebody rises to say that no woman should be allowed to vote unless she is able and ..."

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