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expounding

expounding is the present participle and gerund of expound.

Meaning of expound

Verb

expound (third-person singular simple present expounds, present participle expounding, simple past and past participle expounded)

  1. (formal, transitive) To set out the meaning of; to explain or discuss at length.
    • Today I'll expound at length the theory propounded last week.
    Synonyms:
    spell out
  2. (formal, intransitive, with on or upon) To make a statement, especially at length.
    • He expounded often on the dangers of the imperial presidency.

Noun

expounding (plural expoundings)

  1. The act by which something is expounded.
    • May 7, 1814, William Cobbett, "The Pope", in Political Register
      […] all the elaborate expoundings of these impudent empirics, who are a million times worse than the worst of Catholic Priests.

Forms of expounding

pluralexpoundings

Questions about expounding

What does expounding mean?
Expounding means the act by which something is expounded.
What is expounding the present participle and gerund of?
Expounding is the present participle and gerund of expound.
What part of speech is expounding?
Expounding is a noun.
What is the plural of expounding?
The plural of expounding is expoundings.

Words near expounding in the dictionary

  1. expounded
  2. expounder
  3. expounders
  4. expoundest
  5. expoundeth
  6. expounding
  7. expoundings
  8. expounds
  9. express
  10. express elevator
  11. express elevators

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