bunting
IPA: bˈʌntɪŋ
noun
- Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
- (nautical) 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.
- Flags considered as a group.
- Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
- A warm, hooded infant garment, as outerwear or sleepwear, similar to a sleeper or sleepsack; especially as baby bunting or bunting bag.
- A pushing action.
- A strong timber; a stout prop.
- (obsolete) An old boys' game, played with sticks and a small piece of wood.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
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Examples of "bunting" in Sentences
- Stealing and bunting are not allowed.
- Bunting was a scrum half as a player.
- That bikini is not made out of bunting.
- The Lark Bunting's hatchlings are adorable.
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