Bunting

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈbÊŒntɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒntɪŋ

Possibly from dialect bunting ("sifting flour"), from Middle English bonten ("to sift"), hence the material used for that purpose.

Full definition of bunting

Noun

1. Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
2. (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.
3. Flags considered as a group.

Noun

1. Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza, having short bills and brown or gray plumage.

Derived terms

• black-headed bunting
• corn bunting
• indigo bunting
• painted bunting
• reed bunting
• snow bunting

See bunt

Verb

1. Present participle of bunt