'Expounding' definitions:

Definition of 'expounding'

noun

A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic [syn: exposition, expounding]

From: GCIDE

Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Expounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Expounding.] [OE. exponen, expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose, expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre. See Position.]
1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
He expounded both his pockets. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle. [1913 Webster]
Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan. [1913 Webster]