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I have no interest in owning a football club; I don't play golf; I don't like horseracing and I'd rather become a professional bungee jumper than enter politics.
Lloyd Dorfman

Meaning of "bungee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUNGEE

bungee  [ˈbʌndʒiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUNGEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bungee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUNGEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bungee

Bungee may refer to: ▪ Bungee cord, also called shock cord, an engineered stretchable cord ▪ Bungee jumping, an adventure sport ▪ Bungee language or Bungi creole, and its related population, existing mainly along the north-south trade routes of Manitoba, Canada ▪ Bungee chair, a type of office or lounge chair made with bungee cords...

Definition of bungee in the English dictionary

The definition of bungee in the dictionary is bungee cord.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUNGEE


agee
əˈdʒiː
algae
ˈældʒiː
apogee
ˈæpəˌdʒiː
burgee
ˈbɜːdʒiː
congee
ˈkɒndʒiː
conjee
ˈkɒndʒiː
dirige
ˈdɪrɪˌdʒiː
Fiji
ˈfiːdʒiː
gee
dʒiː
Himeji
ˈhiːmɛˌdʒiː
koji
ˈkəʊdʒiː
Meiji
ˈmeɪˈdʒiː
obligee
ˌɒblɪˈdʒiː
Panaji
pɑːˈnɑːdʒiː
refugee
ˌrɛfjʊˈdʒiː
SPG
ˌespiːˈdʒiː
squeegee
ˈskwiːdʒiː
T&G
ˌtiːənˈdʒiː
USCG
ˌjuːessiːˈdʒiː
zero-G
ˌzɪərəʊˈdʒiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUNGEE

bung
bung it on
bungaloid
bungalow
bunged up
bungee cord
bungee jump
bungee jumping
bungee rope
bungee-jump
bunger
bunghole
bungle
bungler
bunglesome
bungling
bunglingly
bungwall
bungy
bungy jumping

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUNGEE

bargee
dischargee
galiongee
gee-gee
gidgee
interrogee
jaygee
lungee
mergee
mortgagee
muggee
Murrumbidgee
negligee
perigee
pledgee
pongee
salvagee
squilgee
thuggee
whangee

Synonyms and antonyms of bungee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bungee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUNGEE

Find out the translation of bungee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bungee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bungee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蹦极
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bungee
570 millions of speakers

English

bungee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बंजी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بنجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

банджи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bungee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাঙ্গি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

élastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bungee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bungee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バンジー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

번지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bungee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bungee
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பங்கீ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bungee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bungee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bungee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

банджи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bungee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bungee
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bungee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bungee
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bungee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bungee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNGEE»

The term «bungee» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.307 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNGEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bungee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bungee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bungee

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10 QUOTES WITH «BUNGEE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bungee.
1
Catherine Bell
I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff.
2
Lloyd Dorfman
I have no interest in owning a football club; I don't play golf; I don't like horseracing and I'd rather become a professional bungee jumper than enter politics.
3
Edy Ganem
I like being a woman, but I'm a little rough around the edges. I've been bungee jumping twice, but I was scared.
4
Virginia Hey
It's scary for me to act. It's terrifying. But I must be addicted to the adrenaline rush of the fear. It's like bungee jumping, I suppose. But after I accomplish it, I get this great sense of satisfaction and an overwhelming feeling of well being.
5
Norah Jones
I'm not planning to jump off a bridge with no bungee.
6
Kajol
I know what my comfort zones are. But without a back-up, I will never step out of my comfort zone. I don't go bungee jumping; I won't jump from the third floor without a safety net. I don't do such things. That's not my personality type.
7
Stana Katic
I have a lot of brothers. It's easy for me to do physical stuff. I had to survive. I really love it, and I'd love to do more of it. I want to do action films. I want to go and hang off of wires, and jump off of bridges, and hang on bungee cords. I've always really loved it.
8
Zachary Levi
Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
9
Jane Levy
I don't like roller coasters. I don't like bungee jumping. I don't like snow boarding really fast down the hill. I am not someone who is an adrenaline junkie.
10
Roger Moore
I don't like bungee jumping, but I do like skiing.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNGEE»

Discover the use of bungee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bungee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bungee Jumping: For Fun and Profit
This book will enlighten you on every aspect of bungee jumping.
Nancy Frase, 1992
2
Bungee Jumping
Discusses the history, stunts, competitions, equipment, and safety measures of bungee jumping.
Jason Glaser, 1999
3
Bungee Jumping
Discusses the history, equipment, and techniques of bungee jumping, other uses of bungee cords, and safety.
Shane McFee, 2008
4
My Life as a Broken Bungee Cord
" My Life as a Broken Bungee Cord keeps readers on the edge of their seats as one calamity builds upon another until, with his life on the line, Wally learns what it means to FULLY put his trust in God.
Bill Myers, 1993
5
Bungee Hero
Although he finds him boring at first, Adam soon becomes fascinated with Mr. Haddock, a heroic World War II parachutist who lost his legs and now lives in the nursing home where Adam's mother works.
Julie Bertagna, 2006
6
Bungee Jumping & Cocoons: The Dual Nature of the Industrial ...
This book sheds some light on how to get beyond the crossroads we are seemingly at - in terms of industrial maturity, economic transition, and societal metamorphosis.
John D. Kenworthy, 2003
7
What Hue Is Your Bungee Cord?: Job Searching Strategies for ...
"What Hue Is Your Bungee Cord?" is a take-off of Richard Bolles' "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Be careful in blindly following everything you hear from pseudo-experts. Before you leap, check out the hue of your bungee cord!
Bob Uda, MBA, MS, Bs, 2003
8
Bungee Baboon Rescue
In Africa to film baboons, Danger Joe warns Joe Jr. to stay away from the Old World monkeys, but when they find a baby baboon in trouble and Danger Joe impulsively sets out to save it, it is up to Joe Jr. to rescue him.
Susan Schade, 2002
9
What To Know About Bungee Jumping
The bungee cord has a tendency to pull the jumper towards the object it is anchored to. In the case of the 'catapult' jump, it is usually a lift crane. The danger is that you could hit the crane on the initial pull upwards. Of course, after the initial  ...
Robert J. Corbin
10
Bungee Love
JJ Stone. with whomever they wanted with no accountability, guilt, or remorse. And that was supposed to be love writ large. I tried hard to understand that new idea, but it contradicted my old notions of love and marriage, and it was hard to ...
JJ Stone, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNGEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bungee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brave Aaron's bungee jump terror for Blue Cross
A BRAVE Redditch Standard reporter joined two sales colleagues to make the leap of faith for rehoming pets in a charity bungee jump. «Redditch Standard, Jul 15»
2
Standard trio do daring Big Blue Bungee for Bromsgrove animal …
THREE daredevils from The Standard's parent company Bullivant Media took a leap of faith on Saturday (July 4) to raise funds for Bromsgrove's ... «Bromsgrove Standard, Jul 15»
3
More couples are saying 'I do' to adventure weddings
"Grandma and grandpa, they're not going to be at the bungee jumping experience, the sky diving experience, but they could be on the ground ... «FOX6 WBRC - MyFoxAL.com, Jul 15»
4
This will make you rethink that bungee jumping on your next vacation
They went for bungee jumping from a 65-metre high crane and as they reached 15 metres, the rope malfunctioned. It is yet to be investigated ... «Daily Bhaskar, Jul 15»
5
Tattoos, parties and bungee jumps
“I'm a bit of a scaredy-cat and I'm afraid of heights, but I'm willing to do a bungee jump if we win,” she said. “But I'll do it with a Galapagos ... «FIFA.com, Jul 15»
6
British gymnast bungee jumps without a harness, hangs on with his …
Imagine bungee jumping without being strapped in. That's exactly what British gymnast, Damien Walters, accomplished in a recent YouTube ... «fox6now.com, Jul 15»
7
Standard daredevils do charity bungee
A TEAM of daredevils from The Standard will be undertaking a nail-biting bungee jump to raise funds for Bromsgrove's Blue Cross. Reporter ... «Bromsgrove Standard, Jul 15»
8
Sharkoon Gamer Mouse with Bungee Hub - MSRP 47.99 Euros
The accompanying SHARK ZONE MB10 GAMING BUNGEE HUB has a flexible support arm, which optimally guides the cable to the mouse. This allows the ... «TweakTown, Jul 15»
9
Change text size for the story
The child seat was secured to the e-bike with bungee cords. “If they happened to get struck, it would have had devastating consequences,” said ... «London Free Press, Jul 15»
10
Sharkoon debuts the SHARK ZONE M51+ gaming mouse and …
The MB10 gaming bungee hub comes with a flexible support arm to optimally guide the cable to the mouse. There is an integrated 4-port USB ... «VR-Zone, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Bungee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bungee>. May 2024 ».
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