hoarding

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɔːdɪŋ/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ === Etymology 1 === From hoard (“structure”) +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== hoarding (plural hoardings) (architecture, historical) A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them. (construction, UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public. (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A billboard. ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== hoarding (castle) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia temporary fencing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia billboard on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From hoard +‎ -ing. ==== Noun ==== hoarding (countable and uncountable, plural hoardings) The practice of accumulating goods. (countable) A good which is hoarded. (psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods. Synonyms: compulsive hoarding, hoarding disorder ===== Derived terms ===== cyberhoarding digital hoarding e-hoarding scatter hoarding ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From hoard +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== hoarding present participle and gerund of hoard ===== Antonyms ===== decluttering ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Further reading ===== hoarding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia compulsive hoarding on Wikipedia.Wikipedia