mounded; mounding; mounds
1
archaic
: to enclose or fortify with a fence or a ridge of earth
2
: to form into a mound
often attributive
2
a(1)
: an artificial bank or hill of earth or stones
especially
: one constructed over a burial or ceremonial site
(2)
: the slightly elevated ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
b
: a rounded hill or natural formation
Examples of mound in a Sentence
Verb
He mounded the food onto his plate.
a desk mounded with books and papers
Noun
the burial mounds of an ancient people
a mound of dirty laundry
a mound of mashed potatoes
Recent Examples on the Web
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Add diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath and stir frequently until mixture begins to mound, 20 to 30 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Add the diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl in an ice bath and stir frequently until the mixture begins to mound, about 20 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Once the trench is in place, build the outer structure with pine trunk and large branches for support and then mound additional organic matter and soil in the center.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Plot Your Course From end to end, North Carolina's Outer Banks is a string of offshore barrier islands mounded with some of the tallest sand dunes on the East Coast, delivering an edge-of-the-world seascape.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
Astudillo had seen numerous clothing dumps strewn and mounded throughout the desert, but nothing as big as this immense tangle of blouses and pants.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
Add filling to prepared piecrust: Immediately remove piecrust from refrigerator and lattice top from freezer; spoon apple mixture into prepared piecrust, scraping out juices from bottom of bowl, and mounding apple mixture in center.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Spoon the apple mixture into the chilled piecrust, mounding it in the center and scattering cubes of butter over the fruit.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Storms that passed through the Detroit metro area damaged multiple buildings and buried cars under mounds of debris.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Tens of thousands of his supporters turned out mourn his loss, subsuming his gravesite in an enormous mound of flowers.
—Simon Shuster / Vilnius, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The often tongue-in-cheek remark that work may be killing you—long hours, a demanding schedule, and mounds of stress resulting in restless nights—might literally be true, according to new research.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Sadie Beck, one of two seniors on the roster, was stellar on the mound for the Indians on Senior Night.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
For the Miami Marlins, success and failure generally starts on the mound.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The area includes the two tallest mounds within the park, created by Mississippian people around the 10th century C.E. using river clay.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
On the mound, Marlins lefty A.J. Puk continues to struggle with his pitch count in the first inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
Glossy, evergreen foliage mounded up to about 18 inches tall with cheerful winter flowers that can come in white, yellow, pink, deep burgundy, and even multicolored and double forms — this is a group of true winter garden workhorses.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Add diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl set into an ice bath and stir frequently until mixture begins to mound, 20 to 30 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Add the diced berries, then transfer to a metal bowl in an ice bath and stir frequently until the mixture begins to mound, about 20 minutes.
—Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
Once the trench is in place, build the outer structure with pine trunk and large branches for support and then mound additional organic matter and soil in the center.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 2 Jan. 2024
Plot Your Course From end to end, North Carolina's Outer Banks is a string of offshore barrier islands mounded with some of the tallest sand dunes on the East Coast, delivering an edge-of-the-world seascape.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
Astudillo had seen numerous clothing dumps strewn and mounded throughout the desert, but nothing as big as this immense tangle of blouses and pants.
—Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
Add filling to prepared piecrust: Immediately remove piecrust from refrigerator and lattice top from freezer; spoon apple mixture into prepared piecrust, scraping out juices from bottom of bowl, and mounding apple mixture in center.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Spoon the apple mixture into the chilled piecrust, mounding it in the center and scattering cubes of butter over the fruit.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 11 Nov. 2023
Noun
In a current nightmarish homestand, however, the club has repeatedly stumbled in one area or the other, failing to execute enough either on the mound or at the plate again Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the New York Mets.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Storms that passed through the Detroit metro area damaged multiple buildings and buried cars under mounds of debris.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Tens of thousands of his supporters turned out mourn his loss, subsuming his gravesite in an enormous mound of flowers.
—Simon Shuster / Vilnius, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
The often tongue-in-cheek remark that work may be killing you—long hours, a demanding schedule, and mounds of stress resulting in restless nights—might literally be true, according to new research.
—Trey Williams, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Sadie Beck, one of two seniors on the roster, was stellar on the mound for the Indians on Senior Night.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
For the Miami Marlins, success and failure generally starts on the mound.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
The area includes the two tallest mounds within the park, created by Mississippian people around the 10th century C.E. using river clay.
—Caroline Eubanks, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2024
On the mound, Marlins lefty A.J. Puk continues to struggle with his pitch count in the first inning.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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mound
1 of 2 noun1
: a small hill or heap of dirt or stones (as one made to mark a grave)
2
: the slightly raised ground on which a baseball pitcher stands
mound
2 of 2 verb
: to form into a mound
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