Antonyms for bundled


Grammar : Verb
Spell : buhn-dld
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌn dld


Definition of bundled

Origin :
  • early 14c., "bound collection of things," from Middle Dutch bondel, diminutive of bond, from binden "to bind," or perhaps a merger of this word and Old English byndele "binding," from Proto-Germanic *bundilin (cf. German bündel "to bundle"), from PIE root *bhendh- "tie" (see bend (v.)). Meaning "a lot of money" is from 1899. To be a bundle of nerves "very anxious" is from 1938.
  • verb accumulate, package
Example sentences :
  • The other bundled some linen and brushes into the portmanteau.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Early the next morning the 106th was bundled into cattle-cars and started off among the first.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • He bundled them all into a wineshop where they took some vermouth.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • In a sort of desperation he commenced to shake the bundled figure.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • Ben bundled him into the carryall and took his place with Grace.
  • Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
  • The stalks are then bundled and retted by steeping in pools of stagnant water.
  • Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
  • He managed somehow to get Boyd downstairs and bundled into a cab.
  • Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • "Be off, and play at duty," and he bundled them into the battery.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • Why had he not bundled the fellow out neck and crop, and taken her away?
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • "I thought so," laughed Polly, and bundled her off into the bedroom.
  • Extract from : « Five Little Peppers And How They Grew » by Margaret Sidney

Synonyms for bundled

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