BUNGING Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

bunging

verb

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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Sacramento’s Front Street Animal Shelter has reduced its pending service requests by more than 90% after filling staffing vacancies and streamlining its processes.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
In sweltering Edinburg, Texas, 52-year-old Kristin Jimenez shrugged off the rising price of gas after filling up her Mercedes.

— Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of filling

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When packing bananas in your bag, make sure they’re cushioned and not packed too tightly to avoid splitting.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Odalys, which is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is forecast to gradually strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane by late Monday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

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This is why the Irish invested in the position last winter, adding Tionne Gray (Oregon) and Francis Brewu (Pittsburgh), plugging a hole that could have undone the rest of the defense.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Backfeeding means trying to power your home’s wiring by plugging the generator into a wall outlet.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of plugging

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