1. the profession or activity of being a soldier

1. serving as a soldier
2. continuing steadily despite difficulties
3. pretending to work while avoiding real effort
Usage: informal

Examples

• He chose soldiering as his career after college.
• The old veteran spoke fondly of his years of soldiering.
• She kept soldiering on despite the setbacks.
• We need to soldier on through this difficult project.
• Stop soldiering and get back to work.
• The team was soldiering through the final weeks of training.
• His grandfather spent decades soldiering in various conflicts.