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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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Earlier, AFP journalists saw travellers at Beijing's bustling airport forming a snaking queue to check in their luggage with the airline.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“I haven’t yet,” he said from the front of the bustling Build-a-Claw tent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Their history traces back to the late 19th century, when Philadelphia was a bustling port city receiving shipments of goods from around the world, including sugar.

From Salon • 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