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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

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Example Sentences

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hoarding

Shoppers are hoarding 75-pound boxes of oversize bones that hardly fit in their car, or paying extortionate resale prices after stores sell out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

This week, some supermarkets in Tehran temporarily ran out of cooking oil and rice as shoppers scooped them for hoarding, residents said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The government has capped stocks held by traders and wholesalers at 400 tonnes for three months to curb hoarding.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Gordon says the main reason she posts online is to raise awareness, particularly about hoarding disorder and mental health.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

For generations they had skirmished on the wrong side of the law, hoarding enough funds to become legitimate.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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