expounding

American  

[ik-spoun-ding] / ɪkˈspaʊn dɪŋ /

noun

1. a detailed explanation, discursion, or interpretation.

   I have no natural taste for study, expounding, or poring over tomes.

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adjective

1. being someone or something that explains or interprets.

   The book is an expounding collection of tales, brimming with translated historical and cultural anecdotes.

Etymology

Origin of expounding

First recorded in 1735–45; expound ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; expound ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Since then, I’ve spent more than 40 years researching and expounding the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when topics turn elsewhere — their biggest Hollywood regrets, for example, or expounding on who should join them on the Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

From Salon

I also have stuff that maybe was in the special that I have worked on, just expounding my feelings about it all.

From Los Angeles Times

“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• answer
• explanation
• interpretation
• rationale
• solution
• translation