# malling

Pronunciation: say "MAW-ling" US /ˈmɔlɪŋ/, UK /ˈmɔːlɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The gradual reshaping of a district as shopping malls are built across it.
   - Simple: The way an area changes when many shopping malls get built there.
   - _The malling of the suburbs replaced small shops with vast retail complexes._
   - _Critics blamed the malling of the region for the decline of its main street._
2. The activity of shopping or browsing the stores in a shopping mall. *(Philippines)*
   - Simple: Spending time shopping or looking at shops inside a mall.
   - _Weekend malling has become a popular pastime for teenagers in the city._
   - _She prefers malling to outdoor activities during the cold winter months._

## Origin

Formed from "mall" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/malling (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).