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  • present participle of bustle.
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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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But her normally bustling workplace is largely silent.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

At a bustling factory in western India, technicians work around the clock to turn glass into hair-thin fibre-optic strands destined for data centres powering the global artificial intelligence boom.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

Hours later, when I looked at Stevens’ X feed, I was surprised to see a photo of our interview, appearing as though we reporters were part of a bustling roundtable Stevens had held with voters.

From Slate Jul. 30, 2026

They threaten American bases across the region and can destroy the desalination plants that make life in the Gulf states’ bustling cities possible.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

By day the Eagle was a bustling pharmacy, with Jews coming in not just for medications but to read the foreign and underground newspapers stocked by the sympathetic owner.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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