hoarding

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noun (1)

hoard·ing ˈhȯr-diŋ How to pronounce hoarding (audio)

plural hoardings

: the practice of collecting or accumulating something (such as money or food)

The hoarding and misuse of resources was uncommon even in times of natural disaster …

Tanvi Nagpal

: something that is hoarded

—usually plural

Inside the net with us was a large brown paper bag, spewing forth the Halloween hoardings of the child in the gorilla suit …

John Irving

psychology : the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress

Hoarding is marked by an overwhelming desire to collect items and an inability to discard things that may seem useless, to such a point that the collections cause stress and start impacting a person's health, career or relationships.

Erin Allday

People justify hoarding as curating and recycling, deeming odd objects beautiful and useful.

Peter D. Kramer

noun (2)

plural hoardings

: a temporary board fence put about a building being erected or repaired

called also hoard

British : billboard

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Pick hoarding is criminal in terms of real-time hope.

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2022 This contributed to the usual hoarding and other panicked responses, which just exacerbate the problem.

Kathryn Judge, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 For Nicholson, the primary advantage of joining has been reducing unnecessary purchases and hoarding of tools and other items in his home.

Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Vincent Stephens, a case manager with People Assisting the Homeless, a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, said people with hoarding disorders are some of the most challenging cases to handle.

Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 For ten years, Andrew Cuomo dominated New York politics through force of personality and the hoarding of power.

Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 The result: empty shelves, which left vulnerable children, especially those in low-income families, deprived of key nutrition, and hoarding, which adds intense pressure on existing supplies — both completely predictable.

Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 June 2022 The Biden White House has blamed inflation on everything from supply chains to corporate profit-hoarding to Vladimir Putin.

Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 June 2022 To try to boost supply, the agency is meeting with manufacturers regularly to discuss capacity and output while asking retailers to limit purchases to prevent hoarding.

Arkansas Online, 14 May 2022 See More

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hoarding

noun

hoard·ing ˈhȯrd-iŋ How to pronounce hoarding (audio)

: the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress

Erin Allday

People justify hoarding as curating and recycling, deeming odd objects beautiful and useful.

Peter D. Kramer

see hoarding disorder

单词	hoarding
释义	hoarding 1 of 2 noun (1) hoard·ing ˈhȯr-diŋ plural hoardings 1 a : the practice of collecting or accumulating something (such as money or food) The hoarding and misuse of resources was uncommon even in times of natural disaster … Tanvi Nagpal b : something that is hoarded —usually plural Inside the net with us was a large brown paper bag, spewing forth the Halloween hoardings of the child in the gorilla suit … John Irving 2 psychology : the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress Hoarding is marked by an overwhelming desire to collect items and an inability to discard things that may seem useless, to such a point that the collections cause stress and start impacting a person's health, career or relationships. Erin Allday People justify hoarding as curating and recycling, deeming odd objects beautiful and useful. Peter D. Kramer see also hoarding disorder hoarding 2 of 2 noun (2) plural hoardings 1 : a temporary board fence put about a building being erected or repaired called also hoard 2 British : billboard Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Noun Pick hoarding is criminal in terms of real-time hope. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2022 This contributed to the usual hoarding and other panicked responses, which just exacerbate the problem. Kathryn Judge, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 For Nicholson, the primary advantage of joining has been reducing unnecessary purchases and hoarding of tools and other items in his home. Dia Gill, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022 Vincent Stephens, a case manager with People Assisting the Homeless, a nonprofit based in Los Angeles, said people with hoarding disorders are some of the most challenging cases to handle. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022 For ten years, Andrew Cuomo dominated New York politics through force of personality and the hoarding of power. Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 The result: empty shelves, which left vulnerable children, especially those in low-income families, deprived of key nutrition, and hoarding, which adds intense pressure on existing supplies — both completely predictable. Rita Numerof, Forbes, 10 June 2022 The Biden White House has blamed inflation on everything from supply chains to corporate profit-hoarding to Vladimir Putin. Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 June 2022 To try to boost supply, the agency is meeting with manufacturers regularly to discuss capacity and output while asking retailers to limit purchases to prevent hoarding. Arkansas Online, 14 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun (2) hourd, hoard hoarding First Known Use Noun (1) 1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) circa 1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing hoarding hoarding disorder hoarding disorder Medical Definition hoarding noun hoard·ing ˈhȯrd-iŋ : the compulsion to continually accumulate a variety of items that are often considered useless or worthless by others accompanied by an inability to discard the items without great distress Hoarding is marked by an overwhelming desire to collect items and an inability to discard things that may seem useless, to such a point that the collections cause stress and start impacting a person's health, career or relationships. Erin Allday People justify hoarding as curating and recycling, deeming odd objects beautiful and useful. Peter D. Kramer see hoarding disorder hoarding 1 of 2 noun as in posting Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance posting advertisement ad billboard advertising notification sign poster bulletin release announcement circular commercial placard show bill advert notice flyer handout handbill communiqué flier fly sheet communication brochure playbill billing buildup broadcast promotion bill propaganda message declaration publicity pitch gazette telecast proclamation spot dispatch promulgation campaign pronouncement blurb broadside report word edict newscast promo come-on plugola signification rescript cablecast boost annunciation ballyhoo pronunciamento plug hoarding 2 of 2 verb present participle of hoard as in storing to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring Synonyms & Similar Words storing stashing stockpiling accumulating collecting acquiring saving conserving treasuring stowing preserving piling caching gathering stacking keeping depositing laying in amassing laying up setting aside laying by assembling laying away putting by salting away squirrelling (away) squirreling (away) retaining withholding banking holding concentrating stocking burying garnering reserving concealing husbanding heaping secreting rounding up scraping (together) setting by picking up coffering ensconcing Antonyms & Near Antonyms dumping unloading discarding wasting consuming ditching casting spending jettisoning squandering relinquishing throwing away throwing out flinging (off or away) surrendering depleting using up handing out blowing dissipating expending handing over lavishing exhausting impoverishing dispersing scattering running through dissipating misspending dispelling frittering (away) See More
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