bond‧ing /ˈbɒndɪŋ $ ˈbɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: bond, bonding; verb: bond]

1. a process in which a special relationship develops between two or more people
bonding between
the bonding between mare and foal

2. male/female bonding informal the activity of doing things with other people of the same sex, so that you feel good about being a man or a woman:
They’re in the bar again, doing some male bonding!

3. technical the connection of atoms or of two surfaces that are glued together:
chemical bonding

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