Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bundle off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: bundle off
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To send someone away quickly and without fussing.

Transitive verb

verb

To go somewhere unceremoniously.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Her mother came back in and pulled her out into the hallway as if she were bundling her off on a date and whispered urgently to her."
"The porpoises gave us one last push and our strange-looking craft bumped gently on a low beach. Then, thanking our lucky stars for a chance to stretch our cramped legs, we all bundled off on to the land—the first land, even though it was floating land, that we had trodden for six weeks."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bundles off (present, singular) bundling off (participle, present) bundled off (participle, past) bundled off (past)

Questions

What does bundle off mean?: To send someone away quickly and without fussing.

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