: full of lively activity : busily astir
a bustling market
bustling streets
Commercial ships and recreational boats were serviced by a bustling marine industry.—
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bustlingly
adverb
a bustlingly busy area
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Examples of bustling in a Sentence
a bustling greeter was there to welcome guests to the grand opening
a bustling shopping center during the Christmas season
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The luxurious studio space may be located in Manhattan’s bustling Meatpacking district, but it has been designed to recreate the feel of visiting the automaker’s Goodwood headquarters in West Sussex, England.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The conference is hosted in collaboration with CAA Media Finance and the focus is broad, with a tangential connection to what most speakers in the room described as Spain’s bustling film sector.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Mazatlán has become a bustling resort city filled with tourists all year round.
—Janet Blaser, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
The conference is hosted in collaboration with CAA Media Finance and the focus is broad, with a tangential connection to what most speakers in the room described as Spain’s bustling film sector.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
Dallas-Fort Worth travelers who want to take high tea overlooking Victoria Harbour at the Peninsula Hong Kong or chow down on dim sum have a new way to get to the bustling Asian metropolis next spring.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
Mazatlán has become a bustling resort city filled with tourists all year round.
—Janet Blaser, Contributor, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Bustling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustling. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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