marauding

/M ER0 AO1 D IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To move about in roving fashion looking for plunder.

    โ€œa marauding bandโ€

  2. 2

    To go about aggressively or in a predatory manner.

  3. 3

    To raid and pillage.

noun
  1. 1

    Raiding and pillaging.

adjective
  1. 1

    Raiding and pillaging

    โ€œa marauding bandโ€

  2. 2

    (of an animal) killing in wanton fashion.

    โ€œA marauding stoat entered the rabbit warren and killed fifteen bunnies.โ€

  3. 3

    (of an animal) killing domestic animals.

    โ€œThe marauding lion jumped the fence and killed the goat.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maraud, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marauding