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abounding

UK/əˈbaʊn.dɪŋ/

abounding adjective: ample, plenty, abundant. Also the present participle and gerund of abound.

Adjective

abounding (comparative more abounding, superlative most abounding)

  1. Ample, plenty, abundant.
    • abounding food
    • an abounding stream

Noun

abounding (plural aboundings)

  1. An abundance.
    • Sin in its own nature tendeth to nothing, but the ruine and eternal destruction of a Soul: it must be from the aboundings of grace, if any good come to the soul from sin […]1678, John Collinges, Several Discourses Concerning the Actual Providence of God

Also used as

abounding is also the present participle and gerund of abound.

Forms of abounding

Adjective
comparativemore abounding
superlativemost abounding
Noun
pluralaboundings

Words formed from abounding

Phrases with abounding

Questions about abounding

What does abounding mean?
Abounding means ample, plenty, abundant.
What part of speech is abounding?
Abounding can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abounding?
Abounding is pronounced /əˈbaʊn.dɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near abounding in the dictionary

  1. aboundedst
  2. abounder
  3. abounders
  4. aboundest
  5. aboundeth
  6. abounding
  7. abounding in
  8. abounding in one's own sense
  9. abounding with
  10. aboundingly
  11. aboundingness

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