"busting" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌstɪŋ/ Forms: more busting [comparative], most busting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} busting (comparative more busting, superlative most busting)
  1. (often followed by "to go to...") Urgently needing to urinate. Tags: often Synonyms: bursting
    Sense id: en-busting-en-adj-T0seOByA

Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌstɪŋ/ Forms: bustings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} busting (plural bustings)
  1. (colloquial) The process of something being broken or exploded. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-busting-en-noun-RvK1MEY9

Verb

IPA: /ˈbʌstɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} busting
  1. present participle and gerund of bust Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bust
    Sense id: en-busting-en-verb-8HNDUyh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 86

Inflected forms

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