fountainingadj.
/ˈfaʊntɪnɪŋ/ = founting adj.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > copiously or continuously
outflowingOE
wellingc1400
outgushing1569
overflown1579
profluous1585
outstreaming1598
spewing1616
effluxivea1657
effluxing1674
effluenced1691
effluent1726
effusive1726
outwelling1736
profluent1737
outpouring1808
pumping1812
gushing1815
founting1827
flowing1867
fountaining1883
the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > up, like a spring
founting1827
fountaining1883
the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > like a fountain
founting1827
fountaining1923
1883 G. Meredith Poet. Wks. (1912) 218 A chariot, cleaving the storm, Clove the fountaining lake with a plough.
1923 Glasgow Herald 5 Sept. 8 When the sun plays on the foam the impression of innumerable fountaining pearls is conveyed.
1923 Glasgow Herald 11 Dec. 6 The pale fountaining gold of the clumps of tall windlestraws.
1955 S. Spender Coll. Poems 1928–53 131 This early summer prepares its feasts In the garden..Fountaining bird-song, criss-crossed with bees.
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