"mongering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mongerings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English monger Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English mongering From monger + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|monger|-ing<id:gerund>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English monger Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English mongering [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ung", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ynge", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mongering", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="mongering"> From monger + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} mongering (usually uncountable, plural mongerings)
  1. Trading or peddling (typically, of a specified commodity). Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-mongering-en-noun-en:trading Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 54 31 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 31 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 31 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 25 23 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 56 22 22
  2. (figurative) The spreading or promotion of a specified thing. Tags: figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-mongering-en-noun-en:spreading Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disease mongering, peacemongering Related terms: monger and -ing form of its derived terms
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mongering
  1. present participle and gerund of monger Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: monger
    Sense id: en-mongering-en-verb-nFDGM405 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 40 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund): 30 14 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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