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Word: Bound
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 16th century (as a noun): from French bond (noun), bondir (verb) ‘resound’, later ‘rebound’, from late Latin bombitare, from Latin bombus ‘humming’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
baʊnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
walk or run with leaping strides
Short Definition:walk or run with leaping strides
Examples:- Louis came bounding down the stairs
- shares bounded ahead in early dealing
Word: Bound
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
baʊnd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a leaping movement towards or over something
Short Definition:leaping movement towards or over something
Examples:- I went up the steps in two effortless bounds
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