busing

1 of 2

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

busing

2 of 2

present participle of bus entry 2

Examples of busing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Baltimore County parents say they are fed up with the public school district after several busing problems during the first week and a half of school. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Kimberly Raney, the executive director of transportation at Oakland Unified School District and a former manager at FedEx, has a few horror stories about what student busing looked like before Zum came to town. — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

That 1971 Supreme Court case mandated district-wide busing to aid in fully desegregating schools. — Desiree Mathurin march 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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