busying

verb

present participle of busy
as in interesting
to hold the attention of the video game busied the child for hours

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Recent Examples of busying After busying ourselves with fly fishing on the Snake River, rafting, horseback riding and touring Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, there hasn’t been much time for reflection. — Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2026 The song vamps where Railings used to weave and wind, its ever-busying rhythm section building tension atop its harmonic simplicity. — Craig Heed, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026 Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 Much like her idol Marlene Dietrich, Novak walked away from the business under her own steam, and has largely kept to herself, marrying an equine veterinarian and busying herself raising horses and painting. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for busying
  1. occupying
  2. immersing
  3. intriguing
  4. involving
  5. fascinating
Verb
  • Opened in 2021 and occupying 10 floors of a 58-floor high rise (the third tallest in the city), its 153 rooms are elegant but comfortable.
    — Wendy O'Dea, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2026
  • One health worker in Mekele recalled Ethiopian forces occupying a hospital and placing the uniforms of Tigrayan rebels on the floor and forcing staff to step on them.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of occupying
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  • Related Stories From football camp to visceral, harrowing sequences of war in the Pacific, the story takes audiences through it all, immersing them in the experience.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Bass did, riding her bicycle to campaign headquarters and immersing herself in the senator’s bid for the White House.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersing
Verb
  • Mexico City design studio Panorammma applies the historic armor material to intriguing chairs, lights, and vases.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The female forward is in front of the camera, behind the camera, really getting women, intriguing them to come to the service and watch.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of intriguing
Verb
  • The company also used the model to reproduce computationally a finding involving inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • With under five minutes remaining in regulation, Pelicans reserve forward Julian Reese — the brother of Atlanta Dream superstar Angel Reese — received a technical foul for his role in a dustup involving Clowney.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of involving
Verb
  • From bizarre medical tests to a mass phobia of beans, here are 14 surprising facts that reveal just how inventive, eccentric, and fascinating the ancient Greeks really were.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The trailer promises fascinating new characters, like one man who lives on a sailboat for most of the year.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascinating

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“Busying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/busying. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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