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bustling

[buhs-ling] / ˈbʌs lɪŋ /








ADJECTIVE
humming
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STRONG
ADJECTIVE
hustling
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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

It’s about to transform into a bustling nursery for tens of thousands of mosquitoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

An uneasy quiet has fallen on the streets of the usually bustling southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

On a busy Saturday night in February 2019, hundreds of patrons of the arts ducked out of the cold and into New York City’s bustling Guggenheim Museum.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The studio was bustling with activity, so Gregory didn't seem to notice that he was being watched.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene