Besieging
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Surrounding in a hostile manner; employed in a siege: as, a
besieging
army.
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adjective.
That besieges; laying siege to.
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verb.
Present participle of
besiege
.
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noun.
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Word Usage
"Answering to the stones hurled by the Babylonians from engines in besieging Jerusalem. houses ... fire -- fulfilled (2Ch 36: 17, 19)."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
blockade
encirclement
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Alamo
Atlanta
Bataan
Corregidor
Dien Bien Phu
verb-stem
besiege