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mongering

mongering is the present participle and gerund of monger.

Noun

mongering (usually uncountable, plural mongerings)

  1. (usually) Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
    • fishmongering
  2. (figuratively, usually) The spreading or promotion of a specified thing.
    • fearmongering, warmongering

Meaning of monger

Verb

monger (third-person singular simple present mongers, present participle mongering, simple past and past participle mongered)

  1. (transitive) To deal in, peddle, or sell (something).
    • There were Mongols hawking sheepskins and Chinese vending calendars and pocket calculators, North Koreans flogging jewelry and Vietnamese mongering shirts and leather jackets.1992 May 11, “(please specify the article title)”, in The New Yorker, volume 68, New York, N.Y.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 1
    Synonyms:
    mong
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To promote (something, especially an undesirable thing); to peddle.
    • She [Grace Kelly] was beautiful and elegant but, above all, good. […] Not even Hedda Hopper could monger scandal in her regard.1978–1985 (date written), Anthony Burgess, “Grace”, in Homage to Qwert Yuiop: Selected Journalism 1978–1985, London: Abacus, Sphere Books, published 1987, →ISBN, page 124
    Synonyms:
    mong

See all 6 meanings of monger

Forms of mongering

pluralmongerings

Origin of mongering

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From monger + -ing.

Words formed from mongering

Phrases with mongering

Questions about mongering

What does mongering mean?
Mongering means trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
What is mongering the present participle and gerund of?
Mongering is the present participle and gerund of monger.
What part of speech is mongering?
Mongering is a noun.
What is the plural of mongering?
The plural of mongering is mongerings.

Words near mongering in the dictionary

  1. mongerer
  2. mongerers
  3. mongeress
  4. mongeresses
  5. mongeries
  6. mongering
  7. mongerings
  8. mongers
  9. mongery
  10. Monges
  11. Monggar

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