Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bonding

/bˈɑndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: bond-ing
IPA: /bˈɑndɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bond

noun

The act by which something is bonded or joined together.

noun

A relationship between a parent and offspring that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual attachment.

noun

A close friendship that develops between people, often as a result of intense experiences, as those shared in military combat.

noun

A method of aggregating multiple network interfaces on a computer into a single logical interface

noun

An arrangement by which goods remain in the customs warehouses until the duties are paid.

Example Sentences

"A systems view of reality allows one to see that it is made of successive layers of bonded elements, each layer with properties emergent from the previous one: atoms are particular bondings of more elementary particles[…]"
"a work bonding session"
"sibling bonding"

Inflected Forms

bondings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibonding nonbonding prebonding

Phrases

bonding jumper bonding orbital bonding protocol cross-bonding hydrogen-bonding pair bonding trauma bonding

Synonyms

soldering

Rhymes With

corresponding responding absconding

Questions

How do you pronounce bonding?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑndɪŋ/.
What does bonding mean?: present participle and gerund of bond

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