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bustling


Meanings
  • adjective

    full of energetic activity; crowded and noisy

    - "The market was bustling with activity early in the morning."
    - "The city was bustling with life and energy."
  • verb

    to move or act with great energy and activity

    - "The crowd bustled around me."
    - "I had to bustle to keep up with the tour group."

Synonyms

abound , brim , bristle , burst , crawl , swell , teem , flit , hustle , scamper , scurry
Rhymes
Words rhyming with bustling
hustling , rustling , musseling , fussling
Variants
List of all variants of bustling that leads to same result
bustling , bustlingly , bustle , bustled , bustles
Etymology
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From Old French buscler ‘to press, crowd’, or from Middle Dutch bustelen ‘to move about, bustle’.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'bustling' comes from the Old French word 'buscler', which means 'to press' or 'crowd'.

  2. Bustling is often used to describe the atmosphere of a busy marketplace or city street.

  3. Bustling can also be used to describe the activity of a beehive or ant hill.


Related Concepts
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  1. activity: Bustling is a form of activity that involves a great deal of energy and movement.

  2. crowd: Bustling is often associated with crowded places, where people and things are moving around quickly.


Culture
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Bustling is often used to describe a lively, energetic atmosphere. It can be found in various contexts, such as markets, cities, and crowds. In literature, bustling is often used to set the scene and create a sense of excitement and activity.

How to Memorize "bustling"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a crowded marketplace or city street, with people and merchants moving around quickly and energetically.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bustling' with energy, activity, and crowds.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the 'B' in 'bustling' stands for 'busy' or 'boisterous'.


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