bustling
/ˈbʌslɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण बस्लिंग
चहल-पहल वाला, भीड़-भाड़ भरा, व्यस्त
Core word
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~ (with sth)
full of people moving about in a busy way
चहल-पहल वाला, भीड़-भाड़ भरा, व्यस्त
- Chandni Chowk is a bustling market in Old Delhi.
- The station was bustling with passengers before Diwali.
- We walked through the bustling streets of Kolkata.
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- The bustling bazaar was full of colour and noise.
- The airport was bustling with travellers.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bustling + place (attributive)
Bustling goes before a place noun such as market, city, street or station, and means full of people moving about busily.
'Bustling' market, city, street या station जैसी जगह की संज्ञा से पहले आता है और लोगों के व्यस्तता से घूमने से भरा होने का अर्थ देता है।
- We walked through the bustling market in Chandni Chowk.
- The railway station was bustling with passengers.
bustling with + noun
Bustling with is followed by the people or activity: bustling with shoppers, with life, with activity.
'Bustling with' के बाद लोग या गतिविधि आती है: bustling with shoppers, with life, with activity।
- The lane was bustling with vendors at sunrise.
bustle (verb and noun)
The related verb bustle means to move in a busy, energetic way, and the noun bustle is the noisy activity of a crowd.
संबंधित क्रिया 'bustle' का अर्थ व्यस्तता और ऊर्जा से चलना है, और संज्ञा 'bustle' भीड़ की शोरभरी गतिविधि है।
- She bustled about the kitchen before the guests came.
- I love the bustle of a big city.
hustle and bustle
The phrase hustle and bustle describes noisy, busy activity, especially in a city.
'Hustle and bustle' विशेषकर शहर की शोरभरी, व्यस्त गतिविधि को बताता है।
- He left the hustle and bustle of Mumbai for a quiet village.
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bustling + noun
marketcitystreetportbazaar
- The bustling port handles thousands of ships a year.
adverb + bustling
alwaysconstantlyverystillusually
- The marketplace is always bustling before Diwali.
bustling with + noun
activitylifeshopperstrafficpeople
- The campus was bustling with life on the first day.
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- The bustling lanes of Old Delhi are famous for chaat.
पुरानी दिल्ली की चहल-पहल भरी गलियाँ चाट के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।
- Radhika loved the bustling bazaar full of colourful lamps.
राधिका को रंग-बिरंगे दीयों से भरा चहल-पहल वाला बाज़ार बहुत पसंद आया।
- The bustling hospital corridor was full of visitors.
अस्पताल का चहल-पहल भरा गलियारा आगंतुकों से भरा था।
- The town becomes bustling during the annual fair.
वार्षिक मेले के दौरान शहर में खूब चहल-पहल हो जाती है।
- At six in the morning, the vegetable market is already bustling.
सुबह छह बजे ही सब्ज़ी मंडी में चहल-पहल शुरू हो जाती है।
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✗ The market was bustling of shoppers.
✓ The market was bustling with shoppers.
Bustling takes with before what fills the place.
जो चीज़ किसी जगह को भरती है उसके पहले 'bustling' के साथ 'with' आता है।
✗ We visited a bustle city.
✓ We visited a bustling city.
The adjective is bustling, not the noun or verb bustle.
Adjective 'bustling' है, संज्ञा या क्रिया 'bustle' नहीं।
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These adjectives describe busy places, but each stresses a different feel.
ये adjectives व्यस्त स्थानों का वर्णन करते हैं, पर हर एक अलग अनुभव पर ज़ोर देता है।
Busy in a lively, cheerful way, with people moving about.
जीवंत और प्रसन्न ढंग से व्यस्त, जहाँ लोग चल-फिर रहे हों।
- A bustling market.
Full of energy and fun, not always busy.
ऊर्जा और आनंद से भरा, ज़रूरी नहीं कि व्यस्त हो।
- A lively party.
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§Grammar and usage
The t in bustling is silent, so it is said BUS-ling.
Bustling का t नहीं बोला जाता, इसलिए इसे BUS-ling बोला जाता है।