soldiering

Speech parts

1. soldiering - Noun

2. soldiering - Verb

Meaning

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

The act of feigning to work. See the Note under Soldier, v. i., 2.

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Examples

A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering. Albert Kesselring

Such a stupid act. Sometimes heroics revolted him; they seemed like an insult to the soldier who weighed the risks of the situation and made calm, cunning decisions based on experience and imagination, the sort of unshowy soldiering that didn't win medals but wars. Iain Banks

The outfit soon took on color, dash and a unique flavor which is the essence of that elusive and deathless thing called soldiering. Douglas MacArthur

My very identity as a soldier came to an abrupt end. I'd been soldiering as long as I'd been shaving. Suddenly I'd been told I could no longer soldier, and it felt as though no one really cared if I ever shaved again. Stanley A. McChrystal

Good plain soldiering wins wars. Doing mundane things well is what counts. Bernard Cornwell

As a woman, especially when you have children, one gets so good at soldiering on - almost too good. Kate Winslet

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