malling

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noun

the transformation of a district by building shopping malls

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Meanings

malling1

nounmalling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablethe transformation of a district by building shopping malls

    The malling of Siberia is transforming the drab gray landscape on the outskirts of these cities into a tableau of Day-Glo green and purple outlets, and providing a slim ray of hope to retailers whose business is lagging elsewhere.

    2008 May 17, Andrew E. Kramer, “In Siberia, Shopping Malls Are Sprouting All Over”, in New York Times
  2. Philippinesuncountableshopping or window-shopping in a shopping mall

Malling2

proper noun
  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

From mall + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

malling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malling

MLA

“malling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malling.

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