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 Word Forms

• unmounting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mounting¹

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

Example Sentences

Rayner has faced mounting Tory criticism over her tax situation after continued media scrutiny in recent weeks.

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It comes as the chancellor faces mounting pressure to balance the public finances, while trying to boost economic growth and maintain the confidence of investors on financial markets.

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Regulators will have another shot at forcing a break up later this month in the remedies phase of a different antitrust case the US government is mounting against Google -- over its dominance of advertising technology.

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Nine works, including a rhino mounting a car, two elephants with their trunks stretched towards each other, and three monkeys swinging on a bridge, appeared over nine days in August 2024.

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Condemnation of the attack, whose victims included five journalists and four health workers, has been mounting, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing it as "completely indefensible".

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