# busying

Pronunciation: say "BI-zee-ing" /ˈbɪziɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of busy. — present participle and gerund of busy
   - Simple: Present participle of busy. Use this form for something happening right now.
   - _The nurses were busying themselves with paperwork between emergency calls._
   - _Busying herself with the garden helped her forget the bad news._

## Noun

2. The condition of being busy, or the act of occupying oneself with some task.
   - Simple: The act of keeping yourself busy with small tasks.
   - _The endless busying of the holiday season left her exhausted by January._
   - _There was a cheerful busying in the workshop as everyone prepared for the show._

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