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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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In the bustling streets of the ancient Mughal city of Lahore, Pakistan's cultural capital, 49-year-old shopkeeper Aftab Ahmed is looking for solar panels to install at his home.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The new Erewhon cafe in the museum, announced last week, was bustling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

On de-boarding, the last station bore the look of a desolate Soviet-era structure rather than a bustling train terminal in a city where crowds typically jostle for space.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The two men wondered aloud what thousands of new submarine builders would mean for Thames Street, once a bustling downtown and now a row of vacant storefronts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Not long after Ona arrived in Portsmouth, she was walking through the bustling seaport and shipbuilding center.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis