Definitions for hoarding
hoard·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billboard, hoardingnoun

   large outdoor signboard

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1. Hoarding

   Hoarding is a behavior where people or animals accumulate food or other items.

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1. hoarding

   Hoarding refers to the act of accumulating and storing an excessive amount of items, often of little or no value, to the point where it negatively impacts a person's living space, health, social life, or functionality. It can also refer to the act of saving and storing away money or other resources, often in a secretive manner. It can be seen as a psychological disorder in extreme cases.

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1. Hoarding

   of Hoard

2. Hoardingnoun

   a screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work

3. Hoardingnoun

   a fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something

4. Etymology: [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier, palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle, fence, G. horde, hrde; akin to E. hurdle. 16. See Hurdle.]

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1. Hoarding

   Hoarding is a general term for a behavior that leads people or animals to accumulate food or other items during periods of scarcity.

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hoarding

   See software hoarding.

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1. • Signboard

How to pronounce hoarding?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say hoarding in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hoarding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hoarding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of hoarding in a Sentence

1. Eve Geddie:

   Today, Europe wakes up to a new political reality that its position on hoarding the rights to make COVID-19 vaccines is now untenable.

2. Anna Rathbun:

   The fourth quarter, to me, was bloated a little bit, everyone was just hoarding things.

3. Chesterfield County Sheriff Jay Brooks:

   He was hoarding most of it, but it's all stolen material from all over numerous counties and it's going to take a lot to sort all this out.

4. Abdul Latief:

   Small amounts of waste that we are hoarding in our homes can become a' big ghost', it can fill the guts of dead whales, and get stuck in the noses of dead turtles at sea.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Do not discourage your children from hoarding, if they have a taste to it; whoever lays up his penny rather than part with it for a cake, at least is not the slave of gross appetite; and shows besides a preference always to be esteemed, of the future to the present moment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hoarding
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarding
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoarding
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hoarding
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Hoarding