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    mounting
    /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a backing, setting, or support for something: "he pulled the curtain rail from its mounting"
    • 2. the action of mounting something: "the mounting of rapid-fire guns"

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  2. (Definition of mounting from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) mounting | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈmɑʊn·tɪŋ / Add to word list. increasing or rising: There’s been mounting international criticism of the move.

  3. MOUNT definition: 1. to gradually increase, rise, or get bigger: 2. to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to…. Learn more.

  4. noun. mount· ing ˈmau̇n-tiŋ. Synonyms of mounting. : mount entry 3 sense 2. Synonyms. brace. buttress. mount. prop. reinforcement. shore. spur. stay. support. underpinning. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of mounting in a Sentence. a mounting for an engine a mounting for a diamond.

  5. Mounting definition: the act of a person or thing that mounts. . See examples of MOUNTING used in a sentence.

  6. The meaning of MOUNT is a high hill : mountain —used especially before an identifying name. How to use mount in a sentence.

  7. 1. the act of a person or thing that mounts. 2. something that serves as a mount, support, setting, or the like. a new mounting for an heirloom jewel. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.

  8. Define mounting. mounting synonyms, mounting pronunciation, mounting translation, English dictionary definition of mounting. n. Something that serves as a support, setting, or backing: a mounting for a gem.

  9. noun. framework used for support or display. see more. noun. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) synonyms: climb, climbing. see more.

  10. Mount definition: to go up; climb; ascend. See examples of MOUNT used in a sentence.

  11. mounting. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English mount‧ing1 adjective /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/ [ only before noun] gradually increasing – often used about things that cause problems or trouble There was mounting pressure on him to resign. The government has come under mounting criticism in the press.