Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kissing-bunch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: kiss-ing-bunch
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.

Example Sentences

"The kissing-bunch, of berried holly hung with bright and glittering things, spun slowly over Mrs Morel's head as she trimmed her little tarts in the kitchen."

Inflected Forms

kissing-bunches (plural)

Questions

What does kissing-bunch mean?: A bundle of evergreen leaves or branches, typically with berries, hung up at Christmas-time, under which people may kiss.

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