bunting

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
15
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈbʌntɪŋ/(UK)

Definition of bunting

10 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Flags considered as a group.
  4. Any of various songbirds of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
  5. A warm, often hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
  6. (countable, uncountable)A pushing action.
  7. (countable, uncountable)A strong timber; a stout prop.
  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of bunt

name

  1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

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Etymology

Possibly from dialect bunting (“sifting flour”), from Middle English bonten (“to sift”), hence the material used for that purpose. Possibly from Germanic bundt (“to bind or tie together”).

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