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Meaning of Busting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈbʌstɪŋ

Definitions

The process of something being broken or exploded.

colloquial

Equivalents

العربية الكسر

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