MOUNDING Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

mounding

verb

present participle of mound

as in piling

to form into a pile or ridge of earth mound the mulch around the plants

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as in stacking

to lay or throw on top of one another mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat

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unpiling

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Recent Examples of mounding Planting them on a slope or mounding them can improve drainage. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 Selections may be mounding or trailing. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026 Lobelia come in many colors and are the perfect companions for mounding petunias and geraniums. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 14 May 2026

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Delays start piling up in 2025 Nearly three-quarters of the sites – over 500 – have been delayed at least once, and the delays are growing significantly longer.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
When the requests started piling up into the 100s, Vraa knew he on to something.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of piling

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Home run bets are challenging to hit, and stacking losing picks is part of the equation.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Mall of America, American Dream and Rockefeller Center all publish rolling schedules, and stacking a free concert or seasonal event onto a shopping trip turns the same visit into a full day out.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of stacking

Verb

When the stems reach about 6 to 8 inches tall, start hilling by placing new soil around the stems.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 13 Apr. 2026
This process is called hilling and creates an area of loose soil where tubers easily form while being shaded from the sun.

— Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025

Definition of hilling

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