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Rounding vs Hounding - What's the difference?

rounding | hounding |

As nouns the difference between rounding and hounding

is that rounding is the act of rounding a mathematical value while hounding is pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.

As verbs the difference between rounding and hounding

is that rounding is while hounding is .

As an adjective rounding

is round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

rounding

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of rounding a mathematical value
  • The numerical value obtained by this process

    • Hyponyms

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    Verb

    (head)

    • hounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.
  • *2011 , "Embraceable you", The Economist , 30 Jul 2011:
  • *:Elsewhere, the hounding of Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank who briefly flirted with politics, was vindictive.
  • (nautical) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.
    • (Webster 1913)