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busting

USBUS-ting/ˈbʌstɪŋ/

Noun pluralbustings

3 meanings of busting

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of bust. Use it after "is" or "are", or as a noun.

    The police are busting people for parking in the bike lane.

    The TV show is all about busting popular myths.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Needing to pee very badly and right away.

    Can we stop at the next gas station? I'm busting.

    After two big glasses of juice, the little boy was busting to go to the bathroom.

    Similarbursting, desperate

  3. 3
    nouncolloquialcountable or uncountable
    The act of something getting broken or blown up.

    We heard a lot of busting and banging when the old shed came down.

    The busting of the big pipe flooded our whole street.

    Similarsmashing, breaking

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busting is a form of bust

bust, verb: To break something, like a toy or a phone. Full entry

Forms
bustbusts he/she/itbusting -ing formbusted past tense, past participle
Spelling
bust → busting: add -ing

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