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Webster 1913 Edition


Bustling

Bus′tling

(bŭs′slĭng)
,
Adj.
Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity;
as, a
bustling
crowd
.
“A bustling wharf.”
Hawthorne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bustling

BUS'TLING

,
ppr.
bus'ling. Stirring; moving actively with noise or agitation.

Definition 2024


bustling

bustling

English

Adjective

bustling (comparative more bustling, superlative most bustling)

  1. Busy; full of energy and noisy activity.

Translations

Verb

bustling

  1. present participle of bustle

Noun

bustling (plural bustlings)

  1. A bustle; a busy stir.
    the bustlings of waiters in the crowded restaurant