mounting

[ moun-ting ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that mounts. mount.
2. something that serves as a mount, support, setting, or the like:

   a new mounting for an heirloom jewel.

mounting

/ ˈmaʊntɪŋ /

noun

1. another word for mount 1

Other Words From

• un·mounting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mounting¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; mount ¹, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

November was a difficult month and debts are mounting.

From Los Angeles Times

The share of unemployed workers finding jobs has been falling, and the average duration of unemployment has been rising — two indications of mounting strain for job seekers.

From New York Times

"He sounded like a politician under siege, making a desperate move against mounting scandals, institutional obstruction, and calls for impeachment, all of which are now likely to intensify."

From BBC

“Those massacres would not have happened if there was a strong president at the White House,” Mr Boulos told Trump supporters in Arizona earlier this year, referring to the mounting civilian deaths in Gaza.

From BBC

If there’s a way out of his purgatory, no one can see it, the mounting defeats and shortage of high-end talent obscuring the path ahead.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• ascending
• climbing
• growing
• increasing
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