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Definition of Abounding
1. Adjective. Existing in abundance. "Whiskey galore"
Definition of Abounding
1. Adjective. Ample, plenty, abundant. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of abound) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abounding
1. abound [v] - See also: abound
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abounding
Literary usage of Abounding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of John Owen by John Owen (1826)
"The abounding of these thoughts, how far, ... But there is a measure of abounding,
which is necessary to evidence our being spiritually minded in them. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"It is one of the most agreeable books I ever read, abounding in Wit, fancy, and
delicate badinage ; and, what is remarkable in a poet of that age, ..."
3. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"Brave, frank, open-hearted, steadfast, generous, unselfish—a soul which had,
perchance, in its abounding energy, over-weighted itself with too much and too ..."
4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1811)
"... with vales abounding in rice. 2. Their Journey to the Capital of Korea, and
other Adventures. Sent for to Court : — The Road thither : — Arrival at the ..."
5. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1833 Before the house flows a small but deep creek, abounding in pan-fish.—Watson, '
Hist. Tales of Phila.,' p. 49. 1850 I don't believe the wide world can ..."
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