mobilizing

verbready for action, movement

Synonyms for mobilizing

verb ready for action, movement

Antonyms for mobilizing

Word Origin & History

1833 in the military sense; 1838 as "render capable of movement, bring into circulation," from French mobiliser, from mobile "movable" (see mobile). Related: Mobilized; mobilizing.

Example Sentences for mobilizing

The awful war we have all been dreading is upon us—France is Mobilizing.

They will begin some attempt at mobilizing at once, I believe.

The answer was unsatisfactory, and to-day Austria is mobilizing.

I do not suppose he will remember my birthday with all this excitement about manœuvres and mobilizing.

It was merely another way of mobilizing the pennies and their fractions.

We were busy night and day until the mobilizing was completed.

"They told me at the Club that Russia was mobilizing," I said.

Then last September come the mobilizing to fight them again.

They all knew, when they left, that Germany was mobilizing for attack upon France.

The orders for mobilizing the Russian troops would go forth at the time of his departure for Berlin.