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- pronunciation:
- buh
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 l
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
bustles, bustling, bustled |
| definition 1: |
to move quickly and with a lot of energy (often followed by "about").
The restaurant was very busy, and the cook was bustling about in the kitchen.- synonyms:
- hustle, rush, stir
- antonyms:
- plod
- similar words:
- dart, dash, flutter, hasten, hurry, scamper, scramble
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| definition 2: |
to be filled with a lot of people and activity.
It was two days before Christmas and the airport was bustling.On Saturdays and Sundays, the farmers' market always bustles.- synonyms:
- stir, swarm, teem
- similar words:
- abound, burst, hum, overflow
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| related words: |
rush, scurry |
| derivations: |
bustling (adj.), bustlingly (adv.) |
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