: 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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Drive-thru coffee chain 7 Brew will be opening its second Connecticut location late next month in the bustling Tri-City Plaza, located at 35 Talcottville Road in Vernon.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
This iconic lounge and dance club in the Buckhead area of Atlanta sees a bustling crowd of patrons of all ages, from twenty-somethings to seasoned regulars in their sixties and seventies.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
In human terms, think of an introvert at a really bustling party.
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
What Is The Acura NSX Like To Drive? Tucked away in an bustling industrial estate next to Honda’s UK headquarters sits two immaculate first generation NSXs: one of the earliest and one of the latest examples.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2025
This iconic lounge and dance club in the Buckhead area of Atlanta sees a bustling crowd of patrons of all ages, from twenty-somethings to seasoned regulars in their sixties and seventies.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
In human terms, think of an introvert at a really bustling party.
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
What Is The Acura NSX Like To Drive? Tucked away in an bustling industrial estate next to Honda’s UK headquarters sits two immaculate first generation NSXs: one of the earliest and one of the latest examples.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Bustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustling. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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