B2adjectiveurbantravel
US/ˈbʌs.lɪŋ/
UK/ˈbʌs.lɪŋ/
full of people who are moving around and busy doing things
In context
We stayed in a tiny hotel right in the heart of Hanoi's bustling Old Quarter.
By six in the morning, the floating market was already bustling with boats and buyers.
She left the bustling city for a quiet life in the hills outside Da Lat.
Words that go with bustling
adjective + noun
- bustling cityHo Chi Minh City is a bustling city that never seems to sleep.
- bustling marketThe bustling market sells everything from fresh fish to cheap phone cases.
- bustling streetsWe got happily lost in the bustling streets near Ben Thanh Market.
- bustling portHoi An was once a bustling port for traders from Japan and China.
- bustling metropolisIn forty years, the fishing village grew into a bustling metropolis.
adjective + preposition
- bustling withThe streets around the cathedral are bustling with tourists every weekend.