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- mon|ger|ing «MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG-», noun.trading; trafficking (used especially as a second element in compounds): »
All these…militant mongerings of moral half-truths (Robert Louis Stevenson).
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fell|mon|ger|ing — «FEHL MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG », noun. the craft or occupation of a fellmonger … Useful english dictionary
phrase|mon|ger|ing — «FRAYZ MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG », noun. the action or practice of a phrasemonger … Useful english dictionary
scare|mon|ger|ing — «SKAIR MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG », noun. the spreading of alarming reports: »No incidents were reported from the disturbed areas today, but…the atmosphere in the affected areas was still tense owing to “sporadic attempts at scaremongering” (Times of … Useful english dictionary
war|mon|ger|ing — «WR MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG », noun, adjective. –n. the acts or practices of a warmonger: »As the tension increased and Americans became more concerned about the war in Europe, the isolationists became extremely worried, and some of them accused… … Useful english dictionary
word|mon|ger|ing — «WURD MUHNG guhr ihng, MONG », noun. the act of dealing with words as a wordmonger does … Useful english dictionary
scare·mon·ger·ing — … Useful english dictionary
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
Boroughmongering — Bor ough*mon ger*ing, Boroughmongery Bor ough*mon ger*y, n. The practices of a boroughmonger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boroughmongery — Boroughmongering Bor ough*mon ger*ing, Boroughmongery Bor ough*mon ger*y, n. The practices of a boroughmonger. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scaremongering — scare|mon|ger|ing [ sker,mʌŋgərıŋ ] noun uncount MAINLY JOURNALISM the process of saying or doing something in order to make people feel worried or frightened, especially so that you gain an advantage: There has been a lot of scaremongering about … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
