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