busting

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busting

/ˈbʌstɪŋ/

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adjective more busting · most busting

often, followed by "to go to..." Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting. Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting.
Similar: bursting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of bust

noun bustings

colloquial The process of something being broken or exploded. O, sir! the explosions, the blowings-up, the bustings, the firings! There was bombshells flying about as big as houses.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: wear, bender, snap, break, rupture, burst, raid, tear, toot, flop, fall apart, binge, wear out, booze-up, stone-broke, stony-broke

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@misc{busting_2026,
  title = {busting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/busting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}