mongering
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]mongering
- present participle and gerund of monger
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]mongering (plural mongerings)
- Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
- (figurative) The spreading or promotion of a specified thing.
Usage notes
[edit]- Typically used as part of a compound word, e.g. scaremongering.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- monger and -ing form of its derived terms