mongering
English
Verb
mongering
- present participle of monger
Etymology 2
monger + -ing
Noun
mongering (plural mongerings)
- trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity)
- fishmongering
- (figuratively) the spreading or promotion of a specified thing
- fearmongering, warmongering
Usage notes
- Typically used as part of a compound word, e.g. scaremongering.
Related terms
- monger and -ing form of its derived terms