malling

mall·ing

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [maw-ling]
- /ˈmɔ lɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [maw-ling]
- /ˈmɔ lɪŋ/

Definitions of malling word

noun malling the overbuilding of shopping malls in a region: the malling of America. 1
noun malling the practice of frequenting malls to socialize or shop. 1
noun malling The development of shopping malls. 1
noun malling the construction of indoor shopping malls: often used pejoratively, esp. by those who regard the proliferation of such malls as undesirable 0
noun malling the act or an instance of shopping or spending time at a shopping mall 0
noun malling The transformation of a district by building shopping malls. 0

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Origin of malling

First appearance:

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80

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Parts of speech for Malling

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malling popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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