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• present participle of hoard.

hoarding

¹ American  

[hawr-ding] / ˈhɔr dɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person or animal that hoards.

   Depression-era hoarding, when gold coins disappeared from circulation;

   the hoarding of nuts by chipmunks.

2. hoardings, things that are hoarded.

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hoarding ² American  

[hawr-ding, hohr-] / ˈhɔr dɪŋ, ˈhoʊr- /

noun

1. a temporary fence enclosing a construction site.

2. British. a billboard.

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hoarding British  

/ ˈhɔːdɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called (esp US and Canadian): billboard.  a large board used for displaying advertising posters, as by a road

2. a temporary wooden fence erected round a building or demolition site

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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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hoarding

"I do post some hoarding videos but I've never had anything go this viral," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Price discovery is critical, else you get hoarding, shortages and bare shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

While you don’t have any control over point devaluation, you can protect yourself by spending your points and not hoarding them.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

That is to keep teams from hoarding revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Coloured posters of the performances are still sticking on a hoarding.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

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