wordmongeringn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːdˌmʌŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwərdˌməŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/,

/ˈwərdˌmɑŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., mongering n.

Etymology: < word n. + mongering n.

The practice of a wordmonger; verbal trickery.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering

insolency1644

play of words1711

wordmongery1831

wordmongering1839

1839 tr. P. A. Böckh in Foreign Q. Rev. Jan. 424 The stout old scholars of past centuries would have despised this modern, I shall not say word-mongering, but mere syllable and letter criticism.

1879 H. N. Hudson Hamlet Pref. p. xiv Too much time..spent in mere word-mongering and lingual dissection.

1946 San Antonio (Texas) Light 17 May 6 a/3 Such excesses played into the hands of the ideological wreckers who through clever word mongering made it appear that Hettie Green was a typical widow.

1974 J. Seymour Fat of Land (new ed.) xiii. 157 So for the main part our balance of trade is maintained by my word-mongering.

1998 Wired Aug. 28/1 Forty years of wordmongering..and I discover Wired.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wordmongering
释义	wordmongeringn. Brit. /ˈwəːdˌmʌŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwərdˌməŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/, /ˈwərdˌmɑŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., mongering n. Etymology: < word n. + mongering n. The practice of a wordmonger; verbal trickery. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > wordmongering insolency1644 play of words1711 wordmongery1831 wordmongering1839 1839 tr. P. A. Böckh in Foreign Q. Rev. Jan. 424 The stout old scholars of past centuries would have despised this modern, I shall not say word-mongering, but mere syllable and letter criticism. 1879 H. N. Hudson Hamlet Pref. p. xiv Too much time..spent in mere word-mongering and lingual dissection. 1946 San Antonio (Texas) Light 17 May 6 a/3 Such excesses played into the hands of the ideological wreckers who through clever word mongering made it appear that Hettie Green was a typical widow. 1974 J. Seymour Fat of Land (new ed.) xiii. 157 So for the main part our balance of trade is maintained by my word-mongering. 1998 Wired Aug. 28/1 Forty years of wordmongering..and I discover Wired. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see also also refers to : word-mongeringadj. < n.1839 see also
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