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- [biz-ee]
- /ˈbɪz i/
- /ˈbɪz.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [biz-ee]
- /ˈbɪz i/
Definitions of busying word
- adjective busying actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work. 1
- adjective busying not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He couldn't see any visitors because he was busy. 1
- adjective busying full of or characterized by activity: a busy life. 1
- adjective busying (of a telephone line) in use by a party or parties and not immediately accessible. 1
- adjective busying officious; meddlesome; prying. 1
- adjective busying ornate, disparate, or clashing in design or colors; cluttered with small, unharmonious details; fussy: The rug is too busy for this room. 1
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Origin of busying
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch besich, Dutch bezig
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Parts of speech for Busying
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
busying popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
busying usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for busying
verb busying
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- immerse — to plunge into or place under a liquid; dip; sink.
- preoccupy — to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
- undertake — to take upon oneself, as a task, performance, etc.; attempt: She undertook the job of answering all the mail.
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
Antonyms for busying
verb busying
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- release — to lease again.
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
- offend — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- banish — If someone or something is banished from a place or area of activity, they are sent away from it and prevented from entering it.
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