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bundling

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 N D AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B AH1 N D L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Arrangement in a bundle or collection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An old custom in Wales, New England, and elsewhere for sweethearts to sleep on the same bed without undressing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of bundle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of shoving hastily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she complained about bundling the children off to school

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shove

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of binding something into a bundle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: packing, boxing

6

noun

Meaning 6

a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: courtship, wooing, courting, suit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: conjunción — arrangement in a bundle or collection
  • Spanish: juntamiento — arrangement in a bundle or collection