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busting

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈbʌstɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌstɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 S T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

Examples

  • Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting.
  • The kid is busting to go to the toilet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The process of something being broken or exploded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of bust

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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