Crossword clues for abounded
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abounding.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. Undulate.]
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To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be plentiful.
The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the continent of Europe.
--Chambers.Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.
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To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.
To abound in, to possess in such abundance as to be characterized by.
To abound with, to be filled with; to possess in great numbers.
Men abounding in natural courage.
--Macaulay.A faithful man shall abound with blessings.
--Prov. xxviii. 20.It abounds with cabinets of curiosities.
--Addison.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: abound)
Usage examples of "abounded".
Crazy Horse was an Ogalala too, and I think he was the greatest chief of all.
On these rocks, in the midst of slippery wrack, abounded bivalve shell-fish, not to be despised by starving people.
Game of all sorts in consequence abounded at the Chimneys, capybaras, pigeons, agouties, grouse, etc.
Now, the elder abounded in the island towards the mouth of Red Creek, and the colonists had already made coffee of the berries of these shrubs, which belong to the family of the caprifoliaceae.
The colonists had paid visits also to the oyster bed, the warren, the coal and iron mines, and to the till then unexplored districts of the Far West forest, which abounded in game.
These peccaries generally live in herds, and it was probable that they abounded in the woody parts of the island.
They ascertained, however, that eatable shellfish abounded there, but these could not be of any great advantage to them until some easy means of communication had been established between the two banks of the Mercy, and until the means of transport had been perfected.
Wild duck, snipe, teal and grebe abounded there, and it was agreed that a day should be devoted to an expedition against these birds.
The conversations were carried on in a mixture of Portuguese and native idioms, in which the African element abounded so largely that a native of Lisbon would have been at a loss to understand them.
Mosquitos abounded in swarms, and the worthy naturalist was so covered by their stings as to be hardly recognizable.
Destitute, fortunately for the travellers, of human inhabitants, the district abounded in a large variety of animal life.