bustling
pronunciation
How to pronounce bustling in British English:
UK [ˈbʌslɪŋ]
How to pronounce bustling in American English:
US [ ˈbʌslɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- full of energetic and noisy activity
Word Origin
- bustling (adj.)
- of a place, 1880, present participle adjective from bustle (v.).
Example
- 1. The capital 's port is busy , its markets bustling .
- 2. As I walked through that bustling city , I received a text message from yechen .
- 3. Since cambodia joined asean in 1999 , phnom penh has grown from a quaint backwater into a bustling city .
- 4. There 's also a bustling marketplace to wander round .
- 5. I was also surprised to see thousands of small stores and markets on the bustling streets .