bustling
adjective
, ˈbə-sə-\
Definition of bustling
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Synonyms & Antonyms for bustling
Synonyms
active, assiduous, busy, diligent, employed, engaged, hopping, industrious, laborious, occupied, sedulous, tied-up, working
Antonyms
idle, inactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied
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The actress, 50, stars as Ramona, the owner of a bustling strip club who teaches a new recruit, Destiny (Constance Wu), how to swing from a pole in a new clip of the upcoming movie. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Jennifer Lopez Shows Off Her Pole Dancing Physique in a New Clip of Hustlers," 30 Aug. 2019 Born on the Pennsylvania frontier, Buchanan attended Dickinson College and studied law in the bustling city of Lancaster. — Thomas Balcerski, Smithsonian, "The 175-Year History of Speculating About President James Buchanan’s Bachelorhood," 28 Aug. 2019 Regardless, the bustling burst forward got the San Siro crowd rocking. — SI.com, "Inter 4-0 Lecce: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Lukaku Scores on His Debut," 26 Aug. 2019 But in Google’s vision, riders will emerge from the station not into the current drab expanse of flat parking lots but into a bustling plaza lined with new office buildings anchored by cafes and shops on the ground floor to draw people in. — George Avalos, The Mercury News, "Google unveils its vision for downtown San Jose transit village," 23 Aug. 2019 In Duluth, crew transformed a vacant wing and food court in Gwinnett Place Mall into Starcourt Mall, a bustling hangout where much of the third season takes place. — Time, "Stranger Things Fans Flock to Georgia Grocery Store in Search of Eggos and Coke," 21 Aug. 2019 In Duluth, crews transformed a vacant wing and food court in Gwinnett Place Mall into Starcourt Mall, a bustling hangout where much of the third season takes place. — Andrea Smith, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Stranger Things’ fans bring cameras, wallets to Georgia," 21 Aug. 2019 Ars authors' biggest posts could drive commentary, but more often than not, the most bustling threads were the ones started by readers themselves. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Ars Technica’s favorite video games from our first 10 years, 1998-2008," 20 Aug. 2019 The bustling shop illustrates how Iranian businesses try to sidestep the chilling effect of U.S. sanctions imposed by Trump, and that at least some citizens still have enough spending money to afford the latest tech consumer item. — NBC News, "Iranian people try to sidestep Trump's tough sanctions," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bustling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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