malling
SayMAW-lingUS/ˈmɔlɪŋ/UK/ˈmɔːlɪŋ/
- 1The way an area changes when many shopping malls get built there.
Like a neighborhood slowly turning into one big shopping center.
The malling of the old downtown changed where people shop.
City planners worried about the malling of the quiet riverside town.
- 2Spending time shopping or looking at shops inside a mall.
Like spending a whole day just walking around the shops.
An afternoon of malling left them tired but happy.
Malling is her favorite thing to do on a rainy weekend.
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Origin
It comes from the word "mall" plus the ending "-ing".