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bunning

bunning is the present participle and gerund of bun.

Meaning of bun

Verb (1)

bun (third-person singular simple present buns, present participle bunning, simple past and past participle bunned)

  1. (transitive) To form (the hair) into a bun.
    • Bunning her hair, she left her childhood bedroom for the hall.2014, A. A. Garrison, The Long Short Story: Novellas, page 39

Verb (2)

bun (third-person singular simple present buns, present participle bunning, simple past and past participle bunned)

  1. (Caribbean, slang) To smoke cannabis.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang, African-American Vernacular) To shoot.
    • Don't care about your crew, bun them any day2004, MC Forcer, guest on Lethal Bizzle, "Pow!"
  3. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) To forget.

See all 21 meanings of bun

Noun

bunning (plural bunnings or bunning)

  1. (Australian Aboriginal) The echidna.
    • Old folk hunted for bandicoot and bunning in this grass.1988, R. Langford, Don’t Take Your Love to Town

Forms of bunning

pluralbunnings
pluralbunning

Origin of bunning

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From Bandjalang bunihyn.

Questions about bunning

What does bunning mean?
Bunning means the echidna.
What is bunning the present participle and gerund of?
Bunning is the present participle and gerund of bun.
What part of speech is bunning?
Bunning is a noun.
What is the plural of bunning?
The plural of bunning is bunnings.

Words near bunning in the dictionary

  1. bunnie
  2. bunnier
  3. bunnies
  4. bunniest
  5. Bunnik
  6. bunning
  7. bunnings
  8. bunnock
  9. bunns
  10. bunny
  11. bunny boiler

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