bunking

verb

present participle of bunk
as in housing
to provide with living quarters or shelter bunked the guest in the spare room

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Recent Examples of bunking While Samir’s parents are away, the friends are bunking together and navigating their twentysomething lives in his childhood home in Queens, New York. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Collins is bunking in a 10-bedroom villa with a view of the ocean that is renting for approximately $12 thousand a day with a private chef and full staff. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026 Though Biggs is making the upgrade from tween to teen room, the content creator is still bunking with her younger sister, Aleia. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Three weeks of bunking in the hustle and hype of the Del Mar Fairgrounds ended Sunday, the last day for hundreds of employees and exhibitors at this year’s San Diego County Fair. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Pre-bunking to inoculate against misinformation Fighting back against misinformation about climate change has proved to be possible, though not easy. — Joe Árvai, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bunking
  1. housing
  2. accommodating
  3. rooming
  4. lodging
  5. sheltering
  6. camping
  7. boarding
Verb
  • Bassam Abed said at least 10 residences housing some 300 families were reduced to rubble, and families were not given enough time to flee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The sprawling network, which could date as far back as the 8th century BCE, descends roughly 280 feet, housing everything from stables and kitchens to rock-cut churches and escape tunnels.
    — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of housing
Verb
  • The past few years have shown repeatedly that accommodating Putin pushes him away from the negotiating table, not toward it.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For restaurants, those findings highlight the importance of considering both seating options and the surrounding environment when accommodating solo diners.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodating
Verb
  • There wasn’t much original detail left from the era of merchant families; during the rooming-house years, details were stripped and fireplaces boarded over.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Through the course of rooming together in dorms at rookie minicamp, doing community service work, taking group trips to Braves games and, of course, navigating practices, the Falcons’ rookie class formed a tight bond.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of rooming
Verb
  • That officer then shot into Perez's vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That officer then shot into Perez’s vehicle, lodging a bullet in his back, officials say.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodging
Verb
  • At Mekelle's Tigray Martyrs' Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Former combatants seek to return to civilian life At Mekelle’s Tigray Martyrs’ Memorial Monument, former fighters lined up to register with the authorities, some carrying papers or sheltering under umbrellas.
    — Khaled Kazziha, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of sheltering
Verb
  • Park rangers are increasing patrols along the river and contacting people who may be illegally camping in the area, Sylvia said.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The new Pickupmate Trunk from Chinese car camping specialist Wild Land is an impressive piece of truck camping kit that fuses several different products into one.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of camping
Verb
  • His thoughts postgame weren’t on boarding a bus for the 2-hour, 15-minute ride back to southeast Kansas.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said the bullet passed through the teen and struck a second person, a 40-year-old man who was boarding the train with his bicycle.
    — Nicole Alarcon, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of boarding

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“Bunking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bunking. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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