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bustings

bustings is the plural of busting.

Meaning of busting

Noun

busting (plural bustings)

  1. (colloquial) 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

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Questions about bustings

What is bustings the plural of?
Bustings is the plural of busting.

Words near bustings in the dictionary

  1. busting out
  2. busting someone's agates
  3. busting someone's ass
  4. busting the dust
  5. busting up
  6. bustings
  7. bustitute
  8. bustituted
  9. bustitutes
  10. bustituting
  11. bustitution

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