expounding

[ ik-spoun-ding ]

noun

1. a detailed explanation, discursion, or interpretation:

   I have no natural taste for study, expounding, or poring over tomes.

adjective

1. being someone or something that explains or interprets:

   The book is an expounding collection of tales, brimming with translated historical and cultural anecdotes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of expounding¹

First recorded in 1735–45; expound ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun; expound ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Tanton kindles a small fire of twigs inside a metal pitcher, while expounding for the camera about ecology and overpopulation.

From Salon

By retreating to a defense on fossil fuels instead of expounding on a vision for a bountiful green-energy future that will shrink the methane and carbon emissions wrecking the atmosphere—and reduce the need for the hydraulic drilling that’s polluting our increasingly scarce groundwater resources—Kamala Harris threatens to cede the Earth’s very future to Republicans’ disingenuous terms of debate.

From Slate

I also have stuff that maybe was in the special that I have worked on, just expounding my feelings about it all.

From Los Angeles Times

When asked by “Quiet on Set” producers if he would be comfortable expounding upon the nature of the assaults, Bell said: “Why don’t you think of the worst stuff that someone could do to somebody as a sexual assault and that will answer your question.”

From Salon

“No,” Servais said, trying to be stubborn before laughing and expounding.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• answer
• explanation
• interpretation
• rationale
• solution
• translation