mounding

present participle of mound

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mounding Place apple mixture on top of cranberries, mounding slightly in center; push down any sharp apple edges. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025 Pruning 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Abelia naturally develops a low mounding crown that requires little pruning to maintain. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mounding
Verb
  • By the end readers understand why all these sensations piling up over the course of the day could lead to a meltdown.
    Sara Rowe Mount, Parents, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Flights are being delayed, trash is piling up at landmarks, and a range of government services people rely on have been disrupted by furloughs.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last year, Shanghai authorities provided rent-free data collection premises for local firm AgiBot to have 100 robots repeating mundane tasks such as stacking shelves, folding clothes, and pouring cups of tea for 17 hours every day.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Complete the moment by stacking on necklaces and a good pair of sunglasses.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gerbera daisies have a clumping growth habit and may be divided at the roots, as long as separated clumps each have a least one crown, for propagation purposes.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In a final step, the powder was mixed with a carrier liquid, in which the microparticles stayed suspended without clumping together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Mounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mounding. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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