hoarding

Meanings

1. A roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
2. A temporary fence-like structure built around building work to add security and prevent accidents to the public.
3. A billboard.

1. The practice of accumulating goods.
2. A good which is hoarded.
3. An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

1. present participle and gerund of hoard

Etymology

From hoard (“structure”) + -ing.