Skirmishing
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Irregular fighting between small parties; a skirmish.
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verb.
Present participle of
skirmish
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Word Usage
"All along the road we met Canadians coming up and saw them advancing across the fields in skirmishing order,85 in one case their captain walking ahead swinging a bamboo cane ...."
verb-stem
skirmish