# bursting

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɝstɪŋ/ · frequency rank #15,118

## Definitions
1. Very eager (to do something).
2. Urgently needing to urinate.
3. So full (with something) as almost to erupt.

## Easily confused with
- **busting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-busting)
- **burying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-burying)
- **butting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-butting)
- **bushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-bushing)
- **bustling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bursting-vs-bustling)
- **burning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burning-vs-bursting)
- **bunting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunting-vs-bursting)
- **blasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blasting-vs-bursting)
- **boasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boasting-vs-bursting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbursting`, `brusting`, `burrsting`, `bursitng`, `burssting`, `burstign`, `burstingg`, `burstinng`, `burstnig`, `burstting`, `burtsing`, `busrting`, `ubrsting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bursting