bustling
adjective
[ ˈbʌslɪŋ ]
• (of a place) full of activity.
• "the bustling little town"
Similar:
busy,
crowded,
swarming,
teeming,
full,
astir,
buzzing,
hectic,
lively,
vibrant,
thronging,
thronged,
energetic,
active,
buzzy,
heaving,
like Piccadilly Circus,
bustle
verb
• move in an energetic and busy manner.
• "people clutching clipboards bustled about"
Similar:
rush,
dash,
scurry,
scuttle,
scamper,
scramble,
flutter,
fuss,
hurry,
hasten,
make haste,
race,
run,
sprint,
tear,
shoot,
charge,
chase,
career,
scutter,
scoot,
beetle,
whizz,
buzz,
hare,
zoom,
zip,
Origin:
late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk ‘prepare’, from Old Norse.