busting
/ˈbʌstɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
busting is spelled B-U-S-T-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, busting means “Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in busting?
| Letters | 7: B-U-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is busting?
Busting appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce busting?
- /ˈbʌstɪŋ/
Busting has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-busting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of busting
- more busting comparative
- most busting superlative
- bustings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does busting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Urgently needing to urinate. Alternative form of bursting.
Can you tell me where the toilets are? I'm busting.
noun
- 1
colloquialThe process of something being broken or exploded.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of bust
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).