English
busting
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈbʌstɪŋ/
Adjective

busting

  1. (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate.
    Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting.
    The kid is busting to go to the toilet.
Synonyms Verb
  1. present participle of bust#English|bust
Noun

busting (plural bustings)

  1. (colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded.
    • 1874, A Royal Salute, in Belgravia (volume 23, page 180)
      O, sir! the explosions, the blowings-up, the bustings, the firings! There was bombshells flying about as big as houses.


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