- present participle of mount.
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Origin of mounting
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at mount 1, -ing 1
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When it did come, in the 117th minute and with desperation mounting, Messi fired off target.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Amid her mounting fame in the 1990s and early aughts, Fricker did not heed the call to move Stateside and remained in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
The system relies on a non destructive, controlled release adhesive that attaches without requiring built in mounting hardware.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
With pressure mounting for Europe's biggest carmaker to publicly outline its cost-saving plans, chief executive Oliver Blume told workers in the memo that the group must "act now" to safeguard its future.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The clues are mounting that this is maybe the worst day at school ever.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
In a side aisle off the central nave, portraits of war dead from 2014 to the present gaze out from mountings on placards.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2022
But removing their mountings and adapting them for use by troops fighting on foot requires the expertise of specialist mechanics.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2022
Some mountings of that electronic system remain on the C-47’s fuselage.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2019
The solar panels were the first obvious casualties - ripped from their mountings about 83-84km up.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2011
Booth tried to pry the lock from its mountings.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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