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adjective
- 1. (of a place) full of activity: "the bustling little town"
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adjective. uk / ˈbʌs.lɪŋ / us / ˈbʌs.lɪŋ / Add to word list. If a place is bustling, it is full of busy activity: This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years. The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. full of activity.
: full of lively activity : busily astir. a bustling market. bustling streets. Commercial ships and recreational boats were serviced by a bustling marine industry. AAG Abstracts. bustlingly adverb. a bustlingly busy area. Synonyms. active. assiduous. busy. diligent. employed. engaged. hopping. industrious. laborious. occupied. sedulous. tied-up.
Bustling definition: moving or acting with a great show of energy. See examples of BUSTLING used in a sentence.
(of a place or occasion) characterized by energetic and noisy activity. The word bustling is derived from bustle, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. bustle in British English. (ˈbʌsəl ) verb. 1. (when intr, often foll by about) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity. noun. 2.
BUSTLING definition: full of people and activity: . Learn more.
IPA guide. Other forms: bustlingly. Definitions of bustling. adjective. full of energetic and noisy activity. “a bustling city”. synonyms: active. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity.
Definition of bustling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define bustling. bustling synonyms, bustling pronunciation, bustling translation, English dictionary definition of bustling. intr. & tr.v. bus·tled , bus·tling , bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. n. 1.
bustling meaning, definition, what is bustling: a bustling place is very busy: Learn more.
v. to move or act with great energy:[ ~ + about] the chef bustling about in the kitchen. [ ~ + with + object] (of a place) to have a lot of (something) in, at, or near: The office bustled with activity. to hustle:[ ~ + object] She bustled me out of the cold room. n. [ uncountable] excited, noisy activity: much hustle and bustle.
