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.
was busting
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past progressiveof bust.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I jumped up without a second’s thought, buoyed by the slightest chance that this time she was busting us out for good.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2020
He let me know that he was busting my chops.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2019
“Off the bat, I knew this ballpark plays deep, so I was busting my butt,” Davis said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2019
The look Johnson gave to his caddie Damon Green, who was busting his patented birdie dance across the green, said it all: "You know what? I think that might have just won me The Open…"
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2015
Everybody was busting to tell Mack about Kitty sitting in Duke’s place every day waiting for him to come down.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
