bung up

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Recent Examples of bung up Yeah, around Hampstead, driving people crazy with the whistle until it was bunged up and stopped by the sound department. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bung up
Verb
  • That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Go from the base to the tip with your tongue, kiss it, lick it and remember most of us have difficulties cumming just with oral.
    Ian Kumamoto, Them., 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not the grand slam that had Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal pounding his fist into his glove as Thomas circled the bases and Progressive Field erupted.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Eighteen students who fled from the shooting took shelter at a home just down the road, after an initial group of them pounded on the door asking for help, resident Don Cygan told 9News.
    Katie Langford, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The most notorious, in 1978, saw the late queen hide behind a bush in the gardens of Buckingham Palace to avoid Nicolae Ceaușescu, having already removed anything that the Romanian dictator could steal from his room following a warning from Giscard d'Estaing, the then French president.
    Ian King, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Other newborns were given away by their grandparents who conspired with doctors, priests and nuns to hide a daughter’s socially embarrassing pregnancy.
    Rafael Romo, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like any tubing mascara, Badi Lash wraps lashes in flexible, smudge-proof polymers that darken and lengthen them.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead of seeking help, her niece lashed out.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After hooking his tee shot into trees on the adjacent 16th hole, Scheffler punched out, walked back to the 18th fairway, and shot over tents and trees to land 40 feet from the flag.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Letters from nobles and tavern menus are presented as handouts and players keep track of their treasure with little punch out gold coins.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Golden Bears opened the 2024 season by beating UC Davis 31-13, Auburn 21-14 and SDSU 31-10.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The South Korean automaker is projected to easily beat 2024 sales numbers for both EV models.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Malaria battered him next, and after treatment, the other illnesses flared back up again.
    Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • France's government is on the brink of collapse in a parliamentary confidence vote that has battered the country's stocks, but some investors are betting the market has oversold French assets and are looking for bargains.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The tight end completed a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard score in the fourth quarter and whipped out some moves in the end zone to celebrate.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • People also experimented with brown sugar, oat milk, or whipped foam to mimic the cookie’s sweetness and texture.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Bung up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bung%20up. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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