: full of lively activity : busily astir
a bustling market
bustling streets
Commercial ships and recreational boats were serviced by a bustling marine industry.—
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bustlingly
adverb
a bustlingly busy area
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An apartment complex that helped transform a rural enclave in southern Turkey into a bustling suburb was among the structures destroyed in the quake.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Scenes of grocery shopping at a winter market arrive with the bustling intensity of a reconnaissance mission, while lists of ingredients are handled and presented with all the pomp and circumstance of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
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Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Scenes of grocery shopping at a winter market arrive with the bustling intensity of a reconnaissance mission, while lists of ingredients are handled and presented with all the pomp and circumstance of Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bustling
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“Bustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustling. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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