bustling

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈbʌslɪŋ/ 🇺🇸 /ˈbʌsəlɪŋ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Full of energetic and noisy activity; busy and lively, often describing a place or atmosphere with a lot of movement and commotion.
  2. verb
    Present participle of 'bustle'; to move about in a hurried, busy, or energetic manner.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: bustles 3rd sing.: bustles Past: bustled Past part.: bustled Pres part.: bustling

Collocations

hustle and bustlebustle with activitybustle aboutthe bustle of the citybustle around

Derivatives

bustlingbustlingly

Synonyms

hustlecommotionstirfussactivityflurry

Antonyms

calmstillnessquiettranquility

Commonly confused

hustle
EN: 'Hustle' implies urgency, pushing, or even dishonesty; 'bustle' suggests busy but generally cheerful or harmless activity.
bust
EN: 'Bust' means to break or a sculpture of a head/shoulders; 'bustle' means busy activity or a historical skirt framework.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember that 'bustle' has a silent 't' in pronunciation but it must be spelled. Do not confuse with 'bustle' (the noun for a skirt pad) and 'bustle' (the verb meaning to hurry about).

💬 Examples

  1. The bustling market was filled with vendors shouting their prices and customers haggling over goods.

  2. She was bustling around the kitchen, preparing dinner for the unexpected guests.