# bundling

Pronunciation: say "BUND-ling" /ˈbʌn.dl.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of bundle. — present participle and gerund of bundle
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of bundle. Use it after "is" or "are", or as the name of the action.
   - _Paramedics were bundling the injured hiker into the ambulance._
   - _The company was accused of bundling its web browser with the operating system._

## Noun

2. The arrangement of things in a bundle or collection.
   - Simple: The way things are put together in a bundle or group.
   - _Critics objected to the bundling of several unrelated measures into one bill._
   - _Different bundlings of the same channels left customers comparing a confusing range of plans._
3. A former custom, found in Wales, New England and elsewhere, in which courting couples shared a bed without undressing.
   - Simple: An old custom in which a couple in love slept in one bed with their clothes on.
   - _Bundling was a common part of courtship in parts of rural Wales._
   - _The farmer's wife permitted bundling, provided the young pair kept their clothes on and the door open._

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