Mounting
Show
Show noun - An outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the male characters wear hilariously large codpieces to show their, er, mounting frustration at their women refusing to sleep with them.
Source: Raging Stiffie -
The Cavalry Arrives Late: A big show of Skip and Goddard mounting their rescue expedition is made.
Source: Literature / Thunderhead -
The animated TV show Clone High has an episode that continuously references an oncoming storm to highlight mounting tensions between two main characters.
Source: A Storm Is Coming
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Show and Mounting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mounting/show
Mounting & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mounting/show>.
Show or Mounting. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mounting/show.
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