bunging

present participle of bung
as in filling
to close up so that no empty spaces remain we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing

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Verb
  • So Instacart is reviewing orders from last October to see what might be filling trick-or-treaters’ bags across the country this year.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Folding whipped topping gently into the pudding mixture keeps the filling fluffy and mousse-like.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
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  • Making the swap can save you from packing three extra shoes in your bag, reducing your luggage weight considerably.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
  • In a moment when rock biopics, some better than others, are making bank and packing multiplexes, Anderson offers another, much deeper way of using music on the big screen.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • Even younger crossover acts like the Marías are leaning into the circuit, plugging into festivals and city stops once seen as add-ons but now treated as essential anchors of their global strategy.
    Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Industry executives such as Aravind Kamireddy grasp the reality that plugging the talent gap is not an overnight solution but rather a strategic need.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Bunging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunging. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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