fountingadj.
/ˈfaʊntɪŋ/ rare.
Welling up like a spring; transferred drooping in the form of a falling fountain.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > [adjective] > copiously or continuously
outflowingOE
wellingc1400
outgushing1569
overflown1579
profluous1585
outstreaming1598
spewing1616
effluxivea1657
effluxing1674
effluenced1691
effluent1726
effusive1726
outwelling1736
profluent1737
outpouring1808
pumping1812
gushing1815
founting1827
flowing1867
fountaining1883
the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of flowing > [adjective] > up, like a spring
founting1827
fountaining1883
the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > like a fountain
founting1827
fountaining1923
1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies iii, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 2 And there were founting springs to overflow Their marble basins.
1827 T. Hood Plea Midsummer Fairies xlviii, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 25 We bend each tree in proper attitude, And founting willows train in silvery falls.
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