busing

noun

bus·​ing ˈbə-siŋ 

variants or less commonly bussing

1

: the act of transporting by bus

2

: the transporting of children to a school outside their residential area as a means of achieving racial balance in that school

Examples of busing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This proposal would improve the student experience with no impact on the budget or busing and with minimal impact on private/parochial schools. —Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026

The private school was started in 1969 in the basement of All Souls Episcopal Church in response to school busing and the end to neighborhood schools. —Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 25 Feb. 2026

Judge Potter was a neighbor who ruled to desegregate school busing in the 1970s. —Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026

Taken twice daily over roughly 245 working days, that comes to $1,470 per year for standard transit, or $3,550 annually for express busing. —Josh Appel, Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for busing

• bussing
• cussing
• fussing
• discussing

Legal Definition

busing

noun

bus·​ing

variants or bussing

ˈbə-siŋ 

: the act of transporting by bus

especially : the transporting of children to a school outside their neighborhood in order to establish a racial balance at that school