abound
verb (used without object)
Origin of abound
Related Words for abound
proliferate, flourish, thrive, teem, crowd, swell, flow, swarm, infest, overflowExamples from the Web for abound
Contemporary Examples of abound
Fun facts like this abound, often displayed via amusing graphs and infographics.
Cheesecake photos of Ann Coulter abound, and everywhere you look the NRA is urging you to “Stand and Fight!”
Tales like this, of sailors wandering the desert for miles searching for food and water, abound amid the brutality of the region.
While jokes about “tucking and shaving” and “Ken in heels” abound, writers cheer, to varying degrees of enthusiasm, the design.
I have learned to locate the Chick-fil-A restaurants that abound as one travels south on Interstate 95 from New York.
My Chick-Fil-A Miracle: Dining at Fried-Chicken Chain’s Original RestaurantAndy Jacobsohn
July 12, 2012
Historical Examples of abound
They abound upon the shores of the sea and of lakes, but are rarely seen in rivers.
The History of LouisianaLe Page Du Pratz
Neither in truth do they abound in iron, as from the fashion of their weapons may be gathered.
Tacitus on GermanyTacitus
There are also several large lakes, which abound with white trout.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Mineral waters, hot and cold, abound on the table-land of Mexico.
Aztec LandMaturin M. Ballou
The roads, however, abound in mud, and the streams are enormously swollen.
Three Years in the Federal CavalryWillard Glazier