The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malled (m[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Malling.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See Mall beetle, and cf. Malleate.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.
Wiktionary
n. The transformation of a district by building shopping malls.
Wikipedia
Malling may refer to:
- Malling Rural Sanitary District, Kent, England - (1875–1894)
- East Malling and West Malling, a village and town in the above Rural Sanitary District
- Malling, Moselle, France
- Malling, Denmark
Usage examples of "malling".
Since 1976, there have been still more developments in the malling of America.
Each of these actors made rational decisions to participate in the malling of America.
We may not like the malling of America, but if we want to understand Americans, we have to look for them where they are, not where we think they ought to be.
Small towns were not the only places to respond to the malling of suburban America.
Main Street also influenced the malling of many real Main Streets in the 1960s, as cities converted their shopping streets to pedestrian promenades.
Some Americans regret the connection between the malling of America and the sprawling of America.
Individuals have played an essential part in the malling of America, and they will play a crucial role in reinventing the mall.