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Busting

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈbʌstɪŋ

Definitions

The process of something being broken or exploded.

colloquial

Equivalents

العربيةالكسر

Examples

“O, sir! the explosions, the blowings-up, the bustings, the firings! There was bombshells flying about as big as houses.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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