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
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Carefully spoon the filling back into the potato shells, mounding the stuffing in the center.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Now Cole wants more than just a return to the mound.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Take note the shape of the hole (flat or raised?), whether or not soil is mounded up, and the size (a quarter or a soccer ball?), which are all clues to the animal responsible.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
Carefully spoon the filling back into the potato shells, mounding the stuffing in the center.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
But after months of hard work, John returned to the mound on April 16, 1976.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
Now Cole wants more than just a return to the mound.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Mound.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mound. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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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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