mounded; mounding; mounds
1
archaic
: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2
: to form into a mound
often attributive
2
a(1)
: an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones
especially
: one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site
(2)
: the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
b
: a rounded hill or natural formation
Examples of mound in a Sentence
Verb
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
Noun
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Add diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath and stir frequently until mixture begins to mound, 20 to 30 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Add the diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl in an ice bath and stir frequently until the mixture begins to mound, about 20 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Once the trench is in place, build the outer structure with pine trunk and large branches for support and then mound additional organic matter and soil in the center.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Plot Your Course From end to end, North Carolina's Outer Banks is a string of offshore barrier islands mounded with some of the tallest sand dunes on the East Coast, delivering an edge-of-the-world seascape.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
Astudillo had seen numerous clothing dumps strewn and mounded throughout the desert, but nothing as big as this immense tangle of blouses and pants.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
Add filling to prepared piecrust: Immediately remove piecrust from refrigerator and lattice top from freezer; spoon apple mixture into prepared piecrust, scraping out juices from bottom of bowl, and mounding apple mixture in center.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Spoon the apple mixture into the chilled piecrust, mounding it in the center and scattering cubes of butter over the fruit.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
He’s made 142 MLB appearances but has yet to take the mound for the Dodgers.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Taking the mound to a warm applause at Oracle Park, which welcomed 25,582 fans on Monday but looked only half-full at first pitch, Snell began his Giants career with a 95-mph fastball against Jacob Young.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Brianna Wakefield, who lost her father last October as well as her mother, Stacy, in February, threw the ceremonial first pitch to Jason Varitek as members of the Red Sox championship team stood behind her on the mound.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The singer and Rare Beauty founder sported a black, off-the-shoulder dress by Oscar de la Renta embellished with mounds of bows along the bust.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
The next morning, at 3 A.M. Pacific Time, Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound for his début and was chased out of the game, giving up five runs in a single inning.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Eclipses have been freaking humans out for pretty much forever
By Rachel Feltman
Our oldest visual representation of a solar eclipse could be a fairly innocuous looking mound of stone in County Meath, Ireland called the Loughcrew.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
With Hudson on the mound, the A’s blew an 11-0 lead to the Royals, but Scott Hatteberg came off the bench in the bottom of the ninth to hit a home run to give the A’s a 12-11 win in front of 55,000 delirious fans.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Verb
Glossy, evergreen foliage mounded up to about 18 inches tall with cheerful winter flowers that can come in white, yellow, pink, deep burgundy, and even multicolored and double forms — this is a group of true winter garden workhorses.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Add diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath and stir frequently until mixture begins to mound, 20 to 30 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Add the diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl in an ice bath and stir frequently until the mixture begins to mound, about 20 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Once the trench is in place, build the outer structure with pine trunk and large branches for support and then mound additional organic matter and soil in the center.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Plot Your Course From end to end, North Carolina's Outer Banks is a string of offshore barrier islands mounded with some of the tallest sand dunes on the East Coast, delivering an edge-of-the-world seascape.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
Astudillo had seen numerous clothing dumps strewn and mounded throughout the desert, but nothing as big as this immense tangle of blouses and pants.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
Add filling to prepared piecrust: Immediately remove piecrust from refrigerator and lattice top from freezer; spoon apple mixture into prepared piecrust, scraping out juices from bottom of bowl, and mounding apple mixture in center.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Spoon the apple mixture into the chilled piecrust, mounding it in the center and scattering cubes of butter over the fruit.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Noun
On the mound, Marlins lefty A.J. Puk continues to struggle with his pitch count in the first inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
He’s made 142 MLB appearances but has yet to take the mound for the Dodgers.
—Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
Taking the mound to a warm applause at Oracle Park, which welcomed 25,582 fans on Monday but looked only half-full at first pitch, Snell began his Giants career with a 95-mph fastball against Jacob Young.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Brianna Wakefield, who lost her father last October as well as her mother, Stacy, in February, threw the ceremonial first pitch to Jason Varitek as members of the Red Sox championship team stood behind her on the mound.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
The singer and Rare Beauty founder sported a black, off-the-shoulder dress by Oscar de la Renta embellished with mounds of bows along the bust.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
The next morning, at 3 A.M. Pacific Time, Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound for his début and was chased out of the game, giving up five runs in a single inning.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2024
Eclipses have been freaking humans out for pretty much forever
By Rachel Feltman
Our oldest visual representation of a solar eclipse could be a fairly innocuous looking mound of stone in County Meath, Ireland called the Loughcrew.
—Popsci Staff, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
With Hudson on the mound, the A’s blew an 11-0 lead to the Royals, but Scott Hatteberg came off the bench in the bottom of the ninth to hit a home run to give the A’s a 12-11 win in front of 55,000 delirious fans.
—Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
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mound
1 of 2 noun1
: a small hill or heap of dirt or stones (as one made to mark a grave)
2
: the slightly raised ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
mound
2 of 2 verb
: to form into a mound
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