busk
verb (used without object)
to entertain by dancing, singing, reciting, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place.
busked
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past participleof busk.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof busk.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
buskverb (used without object)to entertain by dancing, singing, reciting, juggling, etc., on the street or in a public place.
Example Sentences
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"I must have played thousands and thousands of gigs, and I've busked and played at funerals and weddings," he says.
From BBC ● May 31, 2024
Street musicians busked for tourists, scooters and cars flew by, and dog walkers filed past Hætta’s temporary home.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
He performed not only in pubs but busked outside of subway stations and retail stores.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2021
Tornai has busked as a street musician and worked in beloved Seattle kitchens, including Stateside and Café Presse — but said this experience will alter the trajectory of her life.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2020
Then Thrain Sigfus' son busked his ship for Iceland, and was all but "boun".
From The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga by George Webbe Dasent
