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

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

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

From Seattle Times

Rather than expounding a confident narrative, it shows its work with near-obsessive precision, packing paragraphs with data and statistical analysis, and then pausing every few pages to pull it all together into an eloquent chart.

From New York Times

Perhaps Stone surmised that it’s best to keep his mystique alive, as opposed to expounding on his life at great length in the fashion of Barbra Streisand’s “My Name is Barbra.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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