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adjective

ə-ˈbau̇n-diŋ

Definition of abounding

as in abundant

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified a city abounding with inviting parks it's a new field abounding in job opportunities

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verb

present participle of abound

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

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Recent Examples of abounding

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Connecticut’s cultural capital, New Haven is an urban walker’s paradise, abounding in good eats and history. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Tallulah Gorge State Park Along the border between Georgia and South Carolina sits Tallulah Falls, a small town abounding in natural blessings. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 For all the tactical eruditeness and abounding energy, Bologna were their own worst enemies. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 Researchers have highlighted how many white-collar industries have been hit with an epidemic of ‘workslop’, with unauthorized AI use abounding in industries like IT and professional services in particular. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026 Most Big Tech companies have reported this earnings season — with market jitters abounding — but the world's most valuable company is still to come. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026 Along with the small-town cliche of secrets abounding, there are fresh touches that add whimsy to this story of two families entwined through times of peace and war. — The Know, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025 On the far right side, a giant elliptical galaxy appears to have a stream that connects it to a group of galaxies that exhibit spiral and disk-like features, with stellar streams abounding in that galaxy group or cluster. — Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abounding

Adjective

Later that day, The Times asked visitors to share their impressions of a museum that, until now, has lived largely in the imaginations of fans and in abundant social media posts online.

— Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
According to the Burke Museum, passenger pigeons were once the most abundant bird in North America, numbering in the billions and accounting for close to 40% of the continent’s land birds when European settlers arrived in the 19th century.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of abundant

Verb

Morgan Stanley shrugged off the bubble-bursting concerns, with its Global Investment Committee reiterating a year-end S&P 500 target of 8,000 and a mid-2027 target of 8,300—bullish territory, not a bust.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
For a child bursting with energy, few things are more fun than hurtling through a bouncy castle, launching into the air, and ping-ponging between every surface.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bursting

Adjective

Taylor received the medication in four pre-filled syringes, but wanted a lower dose.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026
New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania have introduced or passed legislation penalizing the practice and requiring employers to disclose hiring timelines or remove filled postings, while Texas has opened its own investigation into a major job board.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of filled

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Dancerobot lands in a buzzing Philly dining scene, recently honored with a host of Michelin awards and recognitions (including a Bib Gourmand for Royal Izakaya) in the guide’s first-ever Philadelphia edition.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
But traders are buzzing about something unhealthy that occurred under the surface.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of buzzing

Adjective

But, Barrera and Shaw, who registered the highest vote percentages in a crowded primary, have polar opposite political leanings and very different priorities for the state schools role.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The two of them spent the rest of the night pressed together in the crowded bar, shouting at each other to be heard over the sound of drunk youth.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowded

Verb

Lunch hour has its beginning and its ending, and somehow the whole teeming chaos of midcentury Midtown must be crammed within it, before the hour slams shut.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
Why, those teeming crowds just outside the shows are their own lively scene, filled with exciting, unexpected, and downright inspired takes on what’s happening in fashion.

— Phil Oh, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of teeming

Adjective

According to Rowbottom, Jumbo’s is rife for literary inspiration.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
But coming just four months after the October 7th Hamas attack, tensions were high, misinformation was rife, and Israel’s decades-long conflation of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism had burrowed deep into the Western psyche.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of rife

Verb

Lulu Guinness returned to London Fashion Week for the first time in more than a decade and is brimming with energy and new ideas.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The area encompasses around 25 buildings and is brimming with welcoming shops, restaurants, and plentiful Midwestern charm.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026

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