"marching" in the noun sense

1. march, marching

the act of marching walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind

"it was a long march"

"we heard the sound of marching"

"marching" in the verb sense

1. march, process

march in a procession

"They processed into the dining room"

2. march

force to march

"The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"

3. march

walk fast, with regular or measured steps walk with a stride

"He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"

"The soldiers marched across the border"

4. demonstrate, march

march in protest take part in a demonstration

"Thousands demonstrated against globalization during the meeting of the most powerful economic nations in Seattle"

5. parade, exhibit, march

walk ostentatiously

"She parades her new husband around town"

6. march

cause to march or go at a marching pace

"They marched the mules into the desert"

7. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

"Canada adjoins the U.S."

"England marches with Scotland"

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