- present participle of hoard.
hoarding
1 Americannoun
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the act of a person or animal that hoards.
Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;
the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.
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hoardings, things that are hoarded.
noun
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a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.
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British. a billboard.
noun
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Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard. a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road
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a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site
Etymology
Origin of hoarding1
First recorded in 1585–95; hoard + -ing 1
Origin of hoarding2
First recorded in 1815–25; obsolete hoard (from Old French hourd(e) “palisade made of hurdles,” from Germanic; compare German Hürde “hurdle”) + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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For the United States Copper Index Fund, which holds futures, America’s copper hoarding has created a problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
But as anyone who has lived in the country knows, families aren’t hoarding cash out of some cultural quirk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The government has blamed lower sugarcane production linked to reduced rainfall during El Niño, hoarding and tighter global supplies after adverse weather hit other major producers.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Henderson fell over an advertising hoarding and broke his arm after the win over Mexico.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
The hoarding disgusts the soldiers raised in 13.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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