mounting
noun
mount·ing ˈmau̇n-tiŋ 
: mount entry 3 sense 2
Synonyms
- brace
- buttress
- mount
- prop
- reinforcement
- shore
- spur
- stay
- support
- underpinning
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Example Sentences
a mounting for an engine a mounting for a diamond
Recent Examples on the Web The stands can be used with spikes or rubber tips to create a perfect mounting that enhances the stereo soundstage. 
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 This wired rock speaker from Klipsch comes in a lovely granite or sandstone finish and doesn't require any mounting! Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 With turmoil mounting, the French government threw EDF a €2 billion lifeline in February. New York Times, 18 June 2022 To accomplish this, Schulze stripped-down a red motorcycle helmet and jury-rigged a mounting for the first consumer color video chip camera. Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012 Why is Cleveland mounting and offensive to stop a move by the state to shift the burden of police and fire pension costs to the [00:10:00] cities. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022 The discovery brought immediate condemnation from Ukrainian officials and once again underscored the mounting, often hidden, toll of the war. Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 The Fred Flintstone floorboards would need to be cut out, and the front subframe would require a weekend's worth of time and countless spot-weld drill bits to free it from its original mounting position. David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2022 The most noteworthy for both country and beyond was the mounting of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 See More
Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 This wired rock speaker from Klipsch comes in a lovely granite or sandstone finish and doesn't require any mounting! Olivia Lipski, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2022 With turmoil mounting, the French government threw EDF a €2 billion lifeline in February. New York Times, 18 June 2022 To accomplish this, Schulze stripped-down a red motorcycle helmet and jury-rigged a mounting for the first consumer color video chip camera. Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012 Why is Cleveland mounting and offensive to stop a move by the state to shift the burden of police and fire pension costs to the [00:10:00] cities. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022 The discovery brought immediate condemnation from Ukrainian officials and once again underscored the mounting, often hidden, toll of the war. Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 The Fred Flintstone floorboards would need to be cut out, and the front subframe would require a weekend's worth of time and countless spot-weld drill bits to free it from its original mounting position. David Beard, Car and Driver, 22 Mar. 2022 The most noteworthy for both country and beyond was the mounting of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations. Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1618, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
mounting
noun
mount·ing ˈmau̇n-tiŋ
: a frame or support that holds something
a mounting for an engine
mounting 1 of 2
noun
as in mount
a structure that holds up or serves as a foundation for something else built a new mounting for the engine Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mount
- support
- shore
- reinforcement
- brace
- pillar
- prop
- spur
- stay
- foundation
- bracket
- buttress
- column
- arch
- underpinning
- shoring
- pedestal
- truss
- bolster
- stand
- cantilever
- peg
- crutch
- bearing
- frame
- stake
- pilaster
- girder
- strut
- post
- base
- stanchion
- stilt
mounting
2 of 2verb
1
as in increasing
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number medical expenses began to mount Synonyms & Similar Words
- increasing
- rising
- accelerating
- swelling
- climbing
- expanding
- intensifying
- escalating
- ballooning
- mushrooming
- waxing
- snowballing
- accumulating
- multiplying
- surging
- burgeoning
- proliferating
- spreading
- enlarging
- booming
- heightening
- gaining
- bourgeoning
- jumping
- rolling up
- skyrocketing
- appreciating
- building up
- rocketing
- inflating
- distending
- peaking
- redoubling
- cresting
- crescendoing
- bulking
- blowing up
- puffing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decreasing
- diminishing
- lessening
- contracting
- dwindling
- waning
- receding
2
as in offering
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition the huge amount of money needed to mount an opera Synonyms & Similar Words
- offering
- staging
- presenting
- carrying
- giving
- performing
- displaying
- showing
- exhibiting
- exposing
- unveiling
- parading
- enacting
- portraying
- playing
- rendering
- coming out with
- depicting
- showing off
- previewing
- dramatizing
- representing
- extending
- acting
- proffering
- tendering
- impersonating
3
as in rising
to move or extend upward the cable car continues to mount to ever higher terrain until the moment when the entire valley comes into view Synonyms & Similar Words
- rising
- climbing
- ascending
- soaring
- lifting
- thrusting
- upping
- tilting
- arising
- surging
- uprising
- sloping
- upturning
- towering
- uprearing
- upthrusting
- aspiring
- leaning
- ballooning
- scaling
- elevating
- raising
- surmounting
- inclining
- boosting
- tipping
- topping
- zooming
- cresting
- slanting
- upraising
- uplifting
- upheaving
- taking off
- reclining
- listing
- blasting off
- canting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- declining
- descending
- plunging
- dropping
- falling (off)
- sliding
- dipping
- sinking
- plummeting
- diving
- nose-diving