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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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Claire, played with bustling, brisk energy and light humor by Ms. Young, lives with her husband in New York, and urges Catherine to join them there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Myanmar's ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices due to the Mideast war drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Even general admission grants access to bustling food halls, secret speakeasies and pop-ups from viral brands.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

An uneasy quiet has fallen on the streets of the usually bustling southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Mother was already bustling around, straightening up the drawing room.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey