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busting in

busting in is the present participle and gerund of bust in.

Meaning of bust in

Verb

bust in (third-person singular simple present busts in, present participle busting in, simple past and past participle busted in)

  1. (slang, transitive) To enter or join (something) aggressively and without an invitation.
    • They busted in the jail to find the accused man.

Questions about busting in

What is busting in the present participle and gerund of?
Busting in is the present participle and gerund of bust in.

Words near busting in in the dictionary

  1. busting a nut
  2. busting a U
  3. busting around
  4. busting ass
  5. busting down
  6. busting in
  7. busting into
  8. busting off
  9. busting on
  10. busting one's arse
  11. busting one's balls

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Adapted from Wiktionary: busting in (page history and authors); bust in (page history and authors). 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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