busting
/ˈbʌstɪŋ/
busting adjective: urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting. Also the present participle and gerund of bust.
Adjective
busting (comparative more busting, superlative most busting)
Noun
busting (plural bustings)
- The process of something being broken or exploded.
- O, sir! the explosions, the blowings-up, the bustings, the firings! There was bombshells flying about as big as houses.1874, “A Royal Salute”, in Belgravia, volume 23, page 180
- Don't you see, laddie, you're much too valuable to squander your energies playing the lousy short con, suffering the cop roustings and head bustings, the chump change scores.2012, Iceberg Slim, Long White Con: The Biggest Score of His Life, page 12
Also used as
busting is also the present participle and gerund of bust.
busting meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi
busting in Hindi
- बस्टिंग
busting in Marathi
- बस्टिंग
busting in Urdu
- بسٹنگ
busting in Punjabi
- ਬੱਸਟ ਕਰਨਾ
More languagesFewer languages
- busting in Gujarati
- બસ્ટિંગ
- busting in Odia
- ବଷ୍ଟିଙ୍ଗ, ବଷ୍ଟିଙ୍ଗ୍
Synonyms of busting
Forms of busting
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more busting |
| superlative | most busting |
| Noun | |
| plural | bustings |
Words formed from busting
Phrases with busting
Words that rhyme with busting
Questions about busting
- What does busting mean?
- Busting means urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.
- What is busting in Hindi?
- Busting in Hindi is बस्टिंग. See Busting meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is busting?
- Busting can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce busting?
- Busting is pronounced /ˈbʌstɪŋ/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: busting (page history and authors); busting (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); busting (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); busting (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); busting (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); busting (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); busting (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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