Busting

/ˈbʌstɪŋ/

Synonyms for "busting" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
arrestarrest operationbreakbreaking

Strong matches (5)

Adjective(1 words)
Noun(4 words)

Related words (8)

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
breakdamageinjurylaw enforcement actionlaw enforcement activityoperational activityphysical actprocesspublic security measure

More specific

12 entries
crackdrug bustdrug raidglass breakagegun bustmajor raidorganized crime bustpolice raidruptureshattersmashstructural failure

Collocations

11 entries
bronze bustbust sculpturebusting activitybusting campaignsbusting proceduresbusting raidscrime busting techniquesdrug bustdrug busting operationseconomic bustpolice bust

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm busting out of here.

Source: tatoeba (3723151)

Sweatshop labor, rainforest destruction, global warming, displacement of indigenous communities, air and water pollution, eradication of wildlife on farmland as “pests”, the violent overthrow of popularly elected governments to maintain puppet dictators compliant to big business interests, open-pit strip mining, oil drilling in environmentally sensitive areas, union busting, child slavery, and payoffs to repressive regimes are just some of the many impacts of the seemingly innocuous consumer products we consume every day.

Source: tatoeba (4066491)

It's getting a little bit ridiculous that day after day I'm busting my ass so that you'll learn something. Now, for once, I'll do something for my own education.

Source: tatoeba (5578306)

Stop busting my balls.

Source: tatoeba (6924048)

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