bounding
/ˈbaʊndɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
bounding is spelled B-O-U-N-D-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bounding means “The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bounding is boundings.
How many letters and syllables are in bounding?
| Letters | 8: B-O-U-N-D-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bounding?
Bounding appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bounding?
- /ˈbaʊndɪŋ/
Bounding has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bounding.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bounding
- boundings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bounding mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
- 2
A boundary.
- 3
The act of one who bounds or leaps.
adjective
- 1
Containing all points of a given set within it.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bound
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).