Meanings
adjectivebustling (comparative more bustling, superlative most bustling)
comparative more bustling · superlative most bustling
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bustle
nounbustling (plural bustlings)
plural bustlings
- A bustle; a busy stir.
the bustlings of waiters in the crowded restaurant
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivefull of energetic and noisy activity
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Translations
Czech rušný, uspěchaný
- rušnýfull of noisy activity
- uspěchanýfull of noisy activity
Finnish touhukas
- touhukasfull of noisy activity
French animé, trépidant
- animéfull of noisy activity
- trépidantfull of noisy activity
Hebrew שׁוֹקֵק
- שׁוֹקֵק (shoqéq)full of noisy activity
Italian vivace
- vivacefull of noisy activity
Māori toritori
- toritorifull of noisy activity
Spanish ajetreado, trajinante
- ajetreadofull of noisy activity
- trajinantefull of noisy activity
- bulliciosofull of noisy activity
- animadofull of noisy activity
- lleno de movimientofull of noisy activity
- barullerofull of noisy activity
- barullentofull of noisy activity
- trasegadorfull of noisy activity
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APA
bustling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bustling
MLA
“bustling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bustling. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bustling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bustling.
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