1. small colorful songbirds with short, thick beaks, typically found in open areas and fields
2. decorative flags or streamers hung as festive decoration

Examples

• The indigo buntings returned to the meadow in spring.
• Snow buntings are often seen in flocks during winter.
• Painted buntings are among the most colorful birds in North America.
• The street was decorated with colorful buntings for the parade.
• Red, white, and blue buntings hung from every storefront on Independence Day.
• The festival organizers strung buntings between the lamp posts.
• Traditional buntings fluttered in the breeze during the celebration.