1
[ verb ] be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

Used in print

(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)

But Thorpe saw also the hardships of pioneer existence , the cultural poverty of the frontier_settlements , and the slack morality which abounded in the new regions .

Related terms

be abound_in abundance

2
[ verb ] be in a state of movement or action

Synonyms

bristle burst

Examples

"The room abounded with screaming children" "The garden bristled with toddlers"

Related terms

have burst

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Rhymes with

bound unbound propound astound browned compound aground unsound unwound inbound confound rebound downed pound ultrasound outbound hound hidebound southbound around confound found wound sound mound round redound northbound drowned renowned inbound impound surround earthbound ground crowned homebound eastbound snowbound bloodhound westbound spellbound dumbfound expound battleground profound compound resound newfound horehound confound campground foreground background foxhound greyhound fairground playground turnaround merry-go-round underground

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 B AW1 N D

Similar Spelling

abounding abound_in Abundis abundant abundance abandon abandoned

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