mounting

verbclimb

verbincrease, grow
verbaffix, frame

Synonyms for mounting

verb climb

Antonyms for mounting

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "to mount a horse;" mid-14c., "to rise up, ascend; fly," from Old French monter "to go up, ascend, climb, mount," from Vulgar Latin *montare, from Latin mons (genitive montis) "mountain" (see mount (n.)). Meaning "to set or place in position" first recorded 1530s. Sense of "to get up on for purposes of copulation" is from 1590s. Related: Mounted; mounting.

Example Sentences for mounting

They ordered their ponies and, mounting, rode behind us under escort.

Mounting the front steps, she drew forth the key, and put it in the door.

The man Eccles shut the door, mounting the box beside the driver.

On mounting the steps at the Thtre Franais I trod on a lady's dress.

Dignified firmness had been the line I intended, but my rage was mounting.

The German name implies that he is exempt from mounting guard.

The fierce red glare that lit the southern sky was ever mounting higher.

"Ah yes, the man who's mounting me," she murmured laughingly.

Then she would spend all her time in mounting bouquets on bits of rush.

John Storm was on his feet; the blood was mounting to his face and tingling in his fingers.

mounting

Synonyms for mounting

Antonyms for mounting

ascent

exponential

flight

frame

pedestal

mounting

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Antonyms for mounting

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ascent

exponential

flight

frame

pedestal

Synonyms for mounting

ascension