mounting
/ˈmaʊntɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण माउन्टिंग
बढ़ता हुआ, लगातार बढ़ता
Core word
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[only before noun]
increasing, often in a way that causes worry
बढ़ता हुआ, लगातार बढ़ता
- mounting pressure on the government
- There is mounting evidence that the river is polluted.
- mounting debts
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- There is mounting anger over the rise in fuel prices.
- Mounting costs forced the company to close the plant.
- The team faced mounting pressure to win.
Synonyms growing increasing rising escalating intensifying
Opposite decreasing diminishing declining
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[C]
a support or frame that something is fixed on
आधार, माउंटिंग, ढाँचा
- The engine mountings need to be checked.
- The mounting of the camera on the roof is checked every week.
- The mounting for the telescope was made of steel.
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- A strong mounting holds the lamp to the wall.
- The mechanic replaced the loose mounting of the engine.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
mounting + abstract noun
Before a noun, 'mounting' means increasing, often in a worrying way. It collocates with pressure, tension, concern, debt and evidence.
Noun से पहले 'mounting' का अर्थ बढ़ता हुआ है, प्रायः चिंताजनक ढंग से। यह pressure, tension, concern, debt और evidence के साथ आता है।
- There is mounting pressure on the government to act.
- Radhika felt a mounting sense of panic before the exam.
mounting (adjective): only before a noun
As an adjective, 'mounting' always comes before the noun. After a verb, as in 'costs are mounting', it is the verb 'mount' in the continuous tense.
Adjective के रूप में 'mounting' सदैव noun से पहले आता है। 'Costs are mounting' में यह क्रिया 'mount' का continuous tense है।
- Mounting evidence points to the cause of the fire.
mounting (noun, countable)
A mounting is a support, frame or base on which something is fixed, such as a lens mounting.
Mounting वह आधार, ढाँचा या फ्रेम है जिस पर कोई चीज़ जमाई जाती है, जैसे lens mounting।
- The jewel was set in a silver mounting.
- The telescope needs a stronger mounting.
mounting as a verb form
In 'Costs are mounting', the word is the present participle of the verb 'mount'. It means rising, with no object.
'Costs are mounting' में यह क्रिया 'mount' का present participle है। इसका अर्थ बढ़ना है और इसका कोई object नहीं होता।
- Fuel costs are mounting every month.
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mounting + noun
pressuretensionconcernevidencedebtscosts
- Mounting concern about pollution led to new rules.
mounting + feeling
anxietyexcitementfrustrationangerpanic
- He waited with mounting excitement for the result.
mounting + problem
unemploymentinflationcriticismlossesopposition
- Mounting losses forced the factory to close.
mounting (support)
lenswallmetalsilvergold
- The ring has a gold mounting with a ruby.
adverb + mounting
steadilyrapidlyeveralarmingly
- Students faced steadily mounting pressure as the exam date came near.
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- The mounting cost of vegetables worried every housewife.
सब्ज़ियों की बढ़ती कीमतों ने हर गृहिणी को चिंतित कर दिया।
- There is mounting evidence that sleep improves memory.
इस बात के बढ़ते प्रमाण हैं कि नींद स्मरण-शक्ति को बेहतर बनाती है।
- The bridge is fixed to a strong steel mounting on each bank.
पुल हर किनारे पर एक मज़बूत इस्पात के आधार से जुड़ा है।
- Radhika's mounting debts forced her to take on extra tuition work.
राधिका के बढ़ते कर्ज़ ने उसे अतिरिक्त शिक्षण-कार्य लेने पर मजबूर कर दिया।
- Mounting criticism forced the board to cancel the decision.
बढ़ती आलोचना ने बोर्ड को निर्णय रद्द करने पर बाध्य कर दिया।
- The company is facing mounting competition from small online shops.
कंपनी को छोटी online दुकानों से बढ़ती प्रतिस्पर्धा का सामना करना पड़ रहा है।
- With mounting excitement, the children waited for the fireworks to begin.
बढ़ते उत्साह के साथ बच्चे आतिशबाज़ी शुरू होने की प्रतीक्षा कर रहे थे।