bustling
Meaning of bustling
adjective
- (of a place) full of activity.
the bustling little town
- move in an energetic and busy manner.
people clutching clipboards bustled about
late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk ‘prepare’, from Old Norse.
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Hyphenation of bustling
bustling
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- bustling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
bustling synonyms
Meaning having a great deal to do:
Meaning (of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed:
Meaning moving in or forming a large or dense group:
Meaning be full of or swarming with:
Meaning containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space:
Meaning in a state of excited movement:
Meaning making a low, continuous humming or murmuring sound:
Meaning full of incessant or frantic activity:
Meaning (of a place or atmosphere) full of activity and excitement:
Meaning full of energy and life:
Meaning (of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area):
Meaning showing or involving great activity or vitality:
Meaning engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits:
Meaning (especially of a place or atmosphere) lively and exciting:
Meaning (of a place) extremely crowded:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:
Meaning (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly:
Meaning busy oneself restlessly:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning be quick to do something:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning pursue in order to catch or catch up with:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning make one's way hurriedly:
Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:
Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning fasten with a zip:
bustling antonyms
Meaning (of a place) empty of people:
Meaning not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity:
Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:
Words that rhyme with bustling
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