bundling

bun·dle

 (bŭn′dl)

n.

1. A group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping.

2. Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package.

3. Biology A cluster or strand of closely bound muscle or nerve fibers.

4. Botany A vascular bundle.

5. Informal

a. A large amount; a lot: had a bundle of fun at the dance.

b. A large sum of money: made a bundle selling real estate.

v. bun·dled, bun·dling, bun·dles

v.tr.

1. To tie, wrap, or gather together.

2. To dispatch or dispense of quickly and with little fuss; hustle: bundled the child off to school.

3. To dress (a person) warmly: bundled them up in winter clothes.

v.intr.

1. To hurry; hasten: The children came bundling in from outside.

2. To sleep in the same bed while fully clothed, a custom formerly practiced by engaged couples in New England and in Wales.

Phrasal Verb:

bundle up

To dress oneself warmly.

Idioms:

bundle of joy

A baby.

bundle of nerves

An extremely nervous person.

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[Middle English bundel, probably from Middle Dutch bondel; see bhendh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bun′dler n.

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bun•dling

(ˈbʌn dlɪŋ)
n.

(in early New England) a practice in which a boy and a girl were allowed to share a bed while remaining fully clothed, usu. under parental supervision.

[1775–85]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bundling - a onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing courting, courtship, wooing, suit - a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
	2.	bundling - the act of binding something into a bundle boxing, packing - the enclosure of something in a package or box
	3.	bundling - the act of shoving hastily; "she complained about bundling the children off to school" shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"

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