mongering
present participle of monger
mongering (plural mongerings)
trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity)
(figurative) the spreading or promotion of a specified thing
• Typically used as part of a compound word, e.g. scaremongering.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"ger, n. Etym: [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]
1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] Blount.
Mon"ger, v. t.
Definition: To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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