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rebusy

Syllables: re·bus·yUK/ɹiːˈbɪz.iː//ɹiˈbɪz.i/

rebusy verb: to make (oneself) busy again.

Verb

rebusy (third-person singular simple present rebusies, present participle rebusying, simple past and past participle rebusied)

  1. (reflexive) To make (oneself) busy again.
    • That accomplished, he sank again into obscurity, and rebusied himself with his cows and his farm.1890, University of Virginia Magazine, page 613
    Synonyms:
    reoccupy

Synonyms of rebusy

Forms of rebusy

third-person singular presentrebusies
present participlerebusying
past participlerebusied
pastrebusied

Origin of rebusy

From re- + busy.

Words that rhyme with rebusy

5 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about rebusy

What does rebusy mean?
Rebusy means to make (oneself) busy again.
What part of speech is rebusy?
Rebusy is a verb.
How do you pronounce rebusy?
Rebusy is pronounced /ɹiːˈbɪz.iː/ (UK).
What is the past tense of rebusy?
The past tense of rebusy is rebusied.

Words near rebusy in the dictionary

  1. rebusing
  2. rebuslike
  3. rebussed
  4. rebusses
  5. rebussing
  6. rebusy
  7. rebusying
  8. rebut
  9. rebutia
  10. rebutias
  11. rebutment

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