v 1: be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

2: be in a state of movement or action; “The room abounded with

screaming children”; “The garden bristled with toddlers”

[syn: burst, bristle]

As defined in: WordNet (r) 2.0

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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.]

1. 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.

–Rom. v. 20.

2. 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.

As defined in: Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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37 Moby Thesaurus words for “abound”:

abound with, be alive with, bristle with, burst with, clutter,

crawl, crawl with, creep with, crowd, crowded, exuberate, filled,

flourish, flow, gush, jam, multiply, overflow, overflow with, pack,

packed, pour, prevail, proliferate, pullulate, pullulate with,

rain, run over, shower, stream, swarm, swarm with, teem, teem with,

thrive, throng, throng with

As defined in: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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verb

1. to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers:

A stream in which trout abound.

2. to be rich or well supplied (usually fol. by in):

The region abounds in coal.

3. to be filled; teem (usually fol. by with):

The ship abounds with rats.