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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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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

Margarita Castellon, leaving Miami’s bustling Versailles restaurant after lunch, said she attended Leo’s audience in Vatican City last month while on vacation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Within living memory, our streets, parks and gardens were alive with buzzing insects, hopping frogs, singing birds and bustling hedgehogs," Harris said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

What had once been a healthy reef, bustling with activity, was now nothing more than water and rocks and sand.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown