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Bunting is usually a waste of time. The - generally, yeah, I mean, if you think about it, bunt is the only play in baseball that both sides applaud. The - if the home team bunts, you get a base. The home team applauds because they get an out, and the other team applauds because they get a base. So what does that tell you?
Bill James

Meaning of "bunting" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUNTING

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BUNTING

bunting  [ˈbʌntɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUNTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bunting 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 BUNTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bunting in the English dictionary

The first definition of bunting in the dictionary is a coarse, loosely woven cotton fabric used for flags, etc. Other definition of bunting is decorative flags, pennants, and streamers. Bunting is also flags collectively, esp those of a boat.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUNTING


accounting
əˈkaʊntɪŋ
antihunting
ˌæntɪˈhʌntɪŋ
bargain-hunting
ˈbɑːɡɪnˌhʌntɪŋ
boar-hunting
ˈbɔːˌhʌntɪŋ
counting
ˈkaʊntɪŋ
disappointing
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ
flat-hunting
ˈflætˌhʌntɪŋ
fortune-hunting
ˈfɔːtʃuːnˌhʌntɪŋ
house-hunting
ˈhaʊshʌntɪŋ
hunting
ˈhʌntɪŋ
mounting
ˈmaʊntɪŋ
nonhunting
ˌnɒnˈhʌntɪŋ
painting
ˈpeɪntɪŋ
parenting
ˈpɛərəntɪŋ
pointing
ˈpɔɪntɪŋ
pothunting
ˈpɒtˌhʌntɪŋ
printing
ˈprɪntɪŋ
shunting
ˈʃʌntɪŋ
wanting
ˈwɒntɪŋ
witch-hunting
ˈwɪtʃˌhʌntɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUNTING

bunny hop
bunny hug
bunny rabbit
bunny slope
bunny-hop
bunodont
bunraku
buns
Bunsen
Bunsen burner
bunt
buntal
bunter
buntline
bunty
bunya
bunya-bunya
bunya-bunya pine
Bunyan
bunyip

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUNTING

acting
banting
business accounting
business-accounting
chanting
consenting
daunting
dissenting
enchanting
face painting
financial accounting
haunting
merchanting
not counting
offset printing
oil painting
panting
ranting
screen printing
unrelenting
venting

Synonyms and antonyms of bunting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bunting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUNTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

彩旗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bunting
570 millions of speakers

English

bunting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बन्टिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرايات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овсянка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bunting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিশান বস্ত্রাদি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bruant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bunting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホオジロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깃발 천
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bunting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con tôm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bunting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंटिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kiraz kuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zigolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trznadel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вівсянка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

presura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχοινιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sparv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bunting
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bunting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNTING»

The term «bunting» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUNTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bunting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bunting» 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 bunting

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3 QUOTES WITH «BUNTING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bunting.
1
John James Audubon
The gay bunting erects his white crest, and gives utterance to the joy he feels in the presence of his brooding mate; the willow grouse on the rock crows his challenge aloud; each floweret, chilled by the night air, expands its pure petals; the gentle breeze shakes from the blades of grass the heavy dewdrops.
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Bill James
Bunting is usually a waste of time. The - generally, yeah, I mean, if you think about it, bunt is the only play in baseball that both sides applaud. The - if the home team bunts, you get a base. The home team applauds because they get an out, and the other team applauds because they get a base. So what does that tell you?
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Gilbert White
You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUNTING»

Discover the use of bunting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bunting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Riding the Tiger
Esteemed author Eve Bunting brings all her insight, empathy, and storytelling skill to this powerful allegorical tale, set in the streets of an unnamed city and illustrated with striking woodcuts.
Eve Bunting, 2001
2
One Green Apple
Ted Lewin’s gorgeous sun-drenched paintings and Eve Bunting’s sensitive text immediately put the reader into another child’s shoes in this timely story of a young Muslim immigrant.
Eve Bunting, 2006
3
Smoky Night
When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the values of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality.
Eve Bunting, 2009
4
S.O.S. Titanic
This suspenseful young adult adventure story is based on the true and terrible events that occured as the Titanic sank. “A dread sense of the inevitable drives this taut disaster story-and makes it nearly impossible to put down.”- ...
Eve Bunting, 1996
5
Train to Somewhere
No one shows any interest in adopting shy, plain Marianne, either. But that's all right: She has to be free for her mother to claim her. Then the train pulls into its final stop, a town called Somewhere . . .
Eve Bunting, 2000
6
A Day's Work
Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
Eve Bunting, 2004
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Bunting: the shaping of his verse
Basil Bunting (1900-1985) is now recognized as one of the most important twentieth-century British poets. This study is the first book-length analysis of his life and poetic achievement.
Peter Makin, 1992
8
Flower Garden
Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
Eve Bunting, 2008
9
The Memory String
But it’s not the same—Jane isn’t Mom. In Eve Bunting’s moving story, beautifully illustrated by Ted Rand, Laura discovers that a memory string is not just for remembering the past: it’s also for recording new memories.
Eve Bunting, 2000
10
Scary, Scary Halloween
"Carefully planned and executed, illustrations and text nicely unified, this is well designed for group use and a fine introduction to Halloween story programs." -- School Library Journal, starred review
Eve Bunting, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUNTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bunting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bunting, brass and beer – Leander Road street party photos
The weather was perfect, the beer flowed freely and there was plenty of music to entertain the decent sized crowds who turned up for this year's ... «BrixtonBuzz, Jul 15»
2
Vandals target gala bunting in Prestonpans
Prestonpans Gala Committee has been left with a bill for “several hundred pounds” after bunting was vandalised during this year's festivities. «East Lothian News, Jul 15»
3
Decline of bunting 'mirrors passenger pigeon'
THE YELLOW-BREASTED BUNTING (Emberiza aureola), a species that was once one of the most abundant songbirds in Asia, is being hunted ... «Cage & Aviary Birds, Jul 15»
4
Cardinals: Is bunting a game changer?
Ahh, the bunt. The play that never ceases to amaze me when executed under the right circumstances. Do the St. Louis Cardinals execute it ... «STLSportsMinute, Jul 15»
5
Baby Bunting on growth spurt ahead of potential IPO
After a 40-year career in retailing, Barry Saunders was ready to hit the ski fields and tend his grape vines in the Yarra Valley when he stepped ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
6
Postgame: Molitor hopes Twins learn value of bunting
Speaking of bunting, the Royals came prepared to combat the Twins' defensive shifts with a couple bunts of their own. Mike Moustakas broke ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Get the bunting out in Whitchurch, Tongwynlais and Rhiwbina for …
It is time to get the bunting out in North Cardiff as the surburbs of Whitchurch, Tongwynlais and Rhiwbina celebrate their annual summer ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
8
Baby Bunting's IPO plans ramp up as sales boom
It may have started life as a small four-store family-owned baby business, but Baby Bunting has now flourished into a company that is looking to ... «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Nina Lou Bunting appointed to state school board
After 39 years as a teacher and 13 years as a board of education member with the Indian River School District, Nina Lou Bunting has been ... «Delmarva Daily Times, Jul 15»
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Jailed: career criminal who posed as decorator to loot homes in …
Patrick Bunting, 54, was joined on his raids by his daughter Nikisha Rowe, 34. In one incident he told staff he was a decorator before stealing ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

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