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bustling

adjective as in brisk

adjective as in busy

adjective as in humming

adjective as in hustling

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Example Sentences

It was the Civil War that drove Leslie from his Cincinnati home to the bustling metropolis of New York City.

We spent time in the bustling visitor center, then took a spin through the packed Civil War museum.

Mandelbaum began her climb to the top of the crime world as a peddler on the rough-and-tumble, bustling streets of New York City.

Off the coast of Japan stands a crumbling, post-apocalyptic abandoned island that once held a bustling mining community.

What was once one of 505 uninhabited islands in the region quickly became a bustling, crammed metropolis.

The huge engine, the wonderful carriages, the imposing guard, the busy porters and the bustling station.

A gray-haired man with a bustling manner and wearing glasses came through the reception room and Mark stopped him.

When the Turks saw a destroyer come bustling up at an unusual hour they said to themselves, "fee faw fum!"

The streets, which are exclusively inhabited by Chinese, presented a very bustling aspect.

The principal street presents a bustling appearance, being much frequented by carriages, as well as pedestrians.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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