bustle
verb (used without object)
to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed byabout ).
are bustling
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present progressiveof bustle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Myanmar's ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices due to the Mideast war drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Some of them, like turn-of-the-20th-century Manhattan, are bustling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
“The streets of the city are bustling today,” said Will Sadlier, a student at University College Dublin.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
Tuesday nights are bustling at the Seattle Go Center with more than three dozen people hunched over wooden Go boards on the organization’s second floor.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
‘You are bustling fellows, you that follow the sea life,’ said Nathaniel.
From Marjorie by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
