bust
noun
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
is busting
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present progressiveof bust (3rd person singular).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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With all its starts and stops, twists and turns, reaches and lunges, pickleball is busting the Medicare bank, with a few hundred million dollars’ worth of injuries each year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
“Global heating is busting budgets, ballooning food prices, upending energy markets, and feeding a cost-of-living crisis. Climate action can flip the switch.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Instead, the economy is busting right now for job seekers, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
With Election Day a little more than two weeks away, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe is busting out the big names to try to boost voter turnout — particularly among African Americans.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2021
Tell me every spot in the country, except for the plains states here, is busting at the seams.
From This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch
