ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsBbustling
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bustling
Meaning: full of busy activity
bustling in a sentence
How bustling is used in real sentences:
The bustling cafeteria was filled with chatter and clattering trays.
By noon, the school fair was bustling with games, music, and visitors.
“Chen toward a bustling leaf-cutter ant colony.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for bustling
Other words for bustling — busy, lively and active — carry the same meaning.
- busy
- lively
- active
Antonyms of bustling
Words that mean the opposite of bustling:
- quiet
- deserted
Where it comes from
From English bustle 'to move about busily'
Memory hook
In a bustling place, people BUSTLE around doing many things.