ppl. a. rare. [f. FOUNT1 + -ING2.] Welling up like a spring; transf. drooping in the form of a falling fountain.
1827. Hood, Mids. Fairies, iii. 2.
| And there were founting springs to overflow | |
| Their marble basins. | |
| Ibid., xlviii. 25. | |
| We bend each tree in proper attitude, | |
| And founting willows train in silvery falls; | |
| We frame all shady roofs and arches rude, | |
| And verdant aisles leading to Dryads’ halls, | |
| Or deep recesses where the Echo calls. |
