Mound Over for Dummies

Mound Over is a phrase that might sound quite puzzling at first, but fear not my dear student, because I'm here to break it down and make it crystal clear!

Imagine you and I are in a gorgeous park, sitting on a soft, grassy hill. We're playing catch with a baseball, and each time I throw the ball to you, you carefully catch it and toss it back to me. As we continue to play, we notice something interesting happening to the spot where you're standing. Gradually, because of all the times you've caught the ball and stepped in the same place, the grass starts to rise, forming a small and rounded shape. Now, that rounded shape is what I like to call a mound.

So, mound refers to a little hill, or a gentle rise in the ground, created by piling or accumulation of something. It's kind of like a mini mountain, but on a much smaller scale. Now, what does this phrase mound over exactly mean? Well, imagine that our game of catch is still going on, but this time we're using a beach ball instead of a baseball. You're throwing the ball to me, and I'm catching it and instead of throwing it right back, I decide to gently place it on top of the mound you've previously created. I repeat this process over and over again, stacking all the balls one on top of the other.

In this scenario, mound over refers to the act of adding more of something (in our case, the beach balls) onto an existing pile or mound. It's like building a tower of blocks one by one, or stacking pancakes on top of each other during a hearty breakfast. So, when we say someone is mounding over, it means they are adding or piling more of something onto an existing accumulation.

Now, this phrase can also have another meaning. Imagine we're gardeners in a lovely community garden. We're planting flowers in neat rows, and while doing so, we need to create small mounds of soil for each plant. These mounds of soil help the flowers to grow better, providing them with drainage and keeping their roots protected. So, when we say someone is mounding over in this context, it means they are creating those small hills of soil around plants for their better growth and protection.

So, dear student, whether it's stacking beach balls or creating mounds of soil in a garden, when you hear the phrase mound over, remember that it simply means to add more of something onto an existing pile or create small hills for better growth and protection.