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scandalmongering

scandalmongering noun: the spreading of salacious gossip.

Noun

scandalmongering (uncountable)

  1. The spreading of salacious gossip.

Origin of scandalmongering

From scandalmonger + -ing.

Questions about scandalmongering

What does scandalmongering mean?
Scandalmongering means the spreading of salacious gossip.
What part of speech is scandalmongering?
Scandalmongering is a noun.

Words near scandalmongering in the dictionary

  1. scandalled
  2. scandalling
  3. scandally clad
  4. scandalmonger
  5. scandalmongeries
  6. scandalmongering
  7. scandalmongers
  8. scandalmongery
  9. scandalmonging
  10. scandalosities
  11. scandalosity

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