hoarding Syllabification: (hoard·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈhôrdiNG/Translate hoarding | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of hoarding noun British a large board in a public place, used to display advertisements; a billboard. a temporary board fence erected around a building site. Origin: early 19th century: from obsolete hoard in the same sense (probably based on Old French hourd; related to hurdle) + -ing1hoarding in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hoarding in the British & World English dictionary