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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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There, I met Dan, an affable middle-aged fellow with gray tufts of hair, who was bustling around with a vacuum.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

But her normally bustling workplace is largely silent.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Yet, at the bustling Jantar Mantar itself, the atmosphere is often festive.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Director Gianfranco Rosi builds an intimate city portrait of Naples, filled with people leading bustling modern lives in the environs of an ancient catastrophe.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

They strode down the narrow road through the village, past people bustling about.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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