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Webster 1913 Edition


Mounting

Mount′ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act of one that mounts.
2.
That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting;
as, the
mounting
of a sword or diamond
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Mounting

MOUNT'ING

,
ppr.
Rising; soaring; placing on horseback; ascending an eminence; embellishing.

Definition 2024


mounting

mounting

English

Adjective

mounting (comparative more mounting, superlative most mounting)

  1. that continues to mount; steadily accumulating.
    mounting debts

Translations

Verb

mounting

  1. present participle of mount

Noun

mounting (plural mountings)

  1. Something mounted; an attachment.
  2. The act of one who mounts.
    • 1834, John Dunmore Lang, An Historical and Statistical Account of New South Wales
      The stage we had now commenced was eighteen miles in length; but the frequent mountings and dismountings, to climb or to descend the rocky sides of the mountains, made it appear much longer.