marooning

ma·roon

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-roon]
- /məˈrun/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-roon]
- /məˈrun/

Definitions of marooning word

verb with object marooning to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers. 1
verb with object marooning to place in an isolated and often dangerous position: The rising floodwaters marooned us on top of the house. 1
verb with object marooning to abandon and leave without aid or resources: Having lost all his money, he was marooned in the strange city. 1
noun marooning (often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas. 1
noun marooning a person who is marooned: Robinson Crusoe lived for years as a maroon. 1
noun marooning Present participle of maroon. 1

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Origin of marooning

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

1660-70; < French mar(r)on, apparently < American Spanish cimarrón wild (see cimarron); first used in reference to domestic animals that escaped into the woods, later to fugitive slaves

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Parts of speech for Marooning

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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marooning popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for marooning

noun marooning

castoffs — Plural form of castoff.
castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned
disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
withdrawal — Also, withdrawment. the act or condition of withdrawing.
elusion — The act of eluding.

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