noun
Meaning 1
Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- fishmongering
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mongering
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noun
Meaning 2
The spreading or promotion of a specified thing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
Examples
- fearmongering, warmongering
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of monger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English monger Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English mongering From monger + -ing.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.