: 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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Orange County, the Angels’ home base, is not as bustling as Los Angeles, where the Dodgers compete amid Hollywood stars.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Hidden on a hill at the corner of Griffith Park and Los Feliz boulevards, the Mayan Revival campus is now home to a bustling nonprofit, attracting artists, seekers and teachers of all kinds.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
My identity felt tightly bound to a bustling urban landscape.
—Drew Ramsey, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Lamia is laser-focused on fulfilling her cake-baking duty, but Bibi has made this trip with another purpose, one that divides the two and sets Lamia on a quest through the city’s thoroughfares and backstreets and bustling souk, with its hawkers and their wares.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Hidden on a hill at the corner of Griffith Park and Los Feliz boulevards, the Mayan Revival campus is now home to a bustling nonprofit, attracting artists, seekers and teachers of all kinds.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
My identity felt tightly bound to a bustling urban landscape.
—Drew Ramsey, CNBC, 14 May 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 23 May. 2025.
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