bond ‧ ing /ˈbɒndɪŋ $ ˈbɑːn-/ BrE AmE 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