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mounded

mounded is the simple past and past participle of mound.

Meaning of mound

Verb

mound (third-person singular simple present mounds, present participle mounding, simple past and past participle mounded)

  1. (transitive) To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to.
  2. (transitive) To force or pile into a mound or mounds.
    • He mounded up his mashed potatoes so they left more space on the plate for the meat.
    Synonyms:
    heap up
  3. (intransitive) To form a mound.
    • When a wave mounds on the outside and takes its shape, a surfer quickly paddles to the peak, positions himself in its evolving momentum, swings his board around, aligns with the peak, and thrusts himself into its cascading shape.2011, Rick Hansen, Leadership and The Art of Surfing, page xi

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Words formed from mounded

Questions about mounded

What is mounded the simple past and past participle of?
Mounded is the simple past and past participle of mound.

Words near mounded in the dictionary

  1. moundbird
  2. moundbirds
  3. moundbuilder
  4. moundbuilders
  5. moundbuilding
  6. mounded
  7. moundfield
  8. moundfields
  9. moundiness
  10. mounding
  11. moundings

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