- present participle of bustle.
bustling
Example Sentences
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There was no sign of its bustling market, the local Uttargaya School was in ruins, the houses swept away, and school buses were turned over.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Moving with his wife and favorite model, Louise, to Manhattan’s bohemian East Village in 1948, Baer trained his eye on bustling street scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
It looked like another afternoon commute at the bustling intersection of De Soto Avenue and Nordhoff Street on Tuesday when Metro Bus Line 166 crossed into the intersection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Usually, it would be slightly more bustling than this, Sims assured me.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
It is a busy, bustling port, much bigger than Alexandria.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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