busting
Word-form referencesbust
Pronunciations
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/ˈbʌstɪŋ/
Adjective
Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.
Usage- often
- followed by "to go to..."
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- Examples
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Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting.
The kid is busting to go to the toilet.
Noun
The process of something being broken or exploded.
Usage- Colloquial
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O, sir! the explosions, the blowings-up, the bustings, the firings! There was bombshells flying about as big as houses.
More examples (1)
Don't you see, laddie, you're much too valuable to squander your energies playing the lousy short con, suffering the cop roustings and head bustings, the chump change scores.
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