Meaning & use
bunching
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the act or result of gathering things together into a tight cluster or group
See it in a sentence
The referee warned the runners about bunching too closely together on the final lap.
Farmers use bunching to describe how they gather scallions and other vegetables into small bundles for sale.
A note on using this word
In horse racing and running, 'bunching' describes competitors crowding together, which can be dangerous or tactically useful.
Words with a similar meaning
clusteringgrouping
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Words with an opposite meaning
spreading
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