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mongering

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mongering¹

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verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of monger

mongering²

noun mongerings

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

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@misc{mongering_2026,
  title = {mongering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mongering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}