Busying

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of busy, meaning keeping oneself or another person actively occupied or engaged.

“She kept herself busying her hands with needlework during the long journey.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bus·y·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

occupyingengagingemployingabsorbing

Antonyms

idlinglounging

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains Y as a vowel alongside U and I, ends in -ING, an unusual triple-vowel pattern

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Scrabble

Y adds a point, three vowels across seven letters, useful for balancing a heavy rack

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Words one letter different

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buoying burying bushing busking bussing busting

Words you can make from Busying

Shorter words formed from the letters in “busying”.

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