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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Hoarding digital currencies was in vogue in the early part of 2025.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Hoarding digital currencies was in vogue in the early part of 2025.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
"Hoarding creates serious fire risks," a firefighter said, adding: "Cluttered homes can easily fuel fires, block escape routes and make it harder for firefighters to respond to emergencies safely."
From BBC • May 29, 2025
Jayne was referred to Holistic Hoarding two years ago to help, and now gives away boxes week after week, something which the charity says 12 months ago would have been "impossible" for her.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025
Upon either hand Were hills green-browed and mist-engarlanded, And all about their feet were woods bespread, Hoarding the cool and leafy silentness In many an unsunned hollow and hid recess.
From The Poems of William Watson by Watson, William
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