: 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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Vendors in the normally bustling commercial hub had few customers to greet one afternoon in early March.
—Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The normally bustling streets of Islamabad were deserted Saturday morning as security forces sealed roads ahead of the talks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
On July 5, 1978, a group of young disabled people blocked two city buses at a bustling downtown Denver intersection to demand that wheelchair lifts be installed on new buses.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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, 8 Apr. 2026
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Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026
The normally bustling streets of Islamabad were deserted Saturday morning as security forces sealed roads ahead of the talks.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
On July 5, 1978, a group of young disabled people blocked two city buses at a bustling downtown Denver intersection to demand that wheelchair lifts be installed on new buses.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
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, 8 Apr. 2026
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 20 Apr. 2026.
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