Bounding
[baʊnd]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bound
(a.) Moving with a bound or bounds.
Edited by Gail
Examples
- Again scampering devious, bounding here, rushing there, snuffing and sniffing everywhere; she at last discovered me in classe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- In waste and uninclosed lands, any person who discovers a tin mine may mark out its limits to a certain extent, which is called bounding a mine. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The lion was bounding along in easy leaps scarce five paces behind. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She had on a hat and walking-dress, and the dogs were bounding at her feet. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Around the sides of the room, bounding this open space, run two tiers of gallery, divided, as is the main floor beneath them; into alcoves of liberal dimensions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He went bounding down the vast broadside, spring after spring, like an ibex. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You know the court of the Athénée is on the other side of the high wall bounding your walk, the allée défendue. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Come, then, said she, bending to invite the fall, and when it was playfully advanced above her head, bounding out of reach like some little chamois. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Scarcely had his tiny flier come to rest upon the broad landing-deck of the flagship ere he was bounding up the stairway to the deck where we stood. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- As I turned the promontory, I perceived a small neat town and a good harbour, which I entered, my heart bounding with joy at my unexpected escape. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- He felt, with a kind of horror, his own strong youth and the bounding blood in his veins. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind; and, bounding with joy, I communicated my discovery to my father. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- All hearts were bounding with joyous excitement, when a disastrous event occurred, which threw a deep gloom over the scene. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
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