: 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
Examples of bustling in a Sentence
a bustling greeter was there to welcome guests to the grand opening
a bustling shopping center during the Christmas season
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Excavations at the discovery site, Khok Kruat rock formation, have revealed a bustling Cretaceous ecosystem.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Located in the bustling old city, the Muslim Library, originally built in 1793, houses more than 2,000 books in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish.
—Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Some of us chase fully immersive, off-the-grid, barefoot escapes where time dissolves entirely; others want a bustling city hotel with a strong bar scene and museums just a few blocks away.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center of more than 2 million residents.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
Located in the bustling old city, the Muslim Library, originally built in 1793, houses more than 2,000 books in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish.
—Sarah Souli, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
Some of us chase fully immersive, off-the-grid, barefoot escapes where time dissolves entirely; others want a bustling city hotel with a strong bar scene and museums just a few blocks away.
—Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
Benin City, in southern Nigeria, has risen from a history marked by conquest and loss to become a bustling urban center of more than 2 million residents.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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 3 Jan. 2026.
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