busying Definition

busy
adj busier, busiest

1. Fully occupied; having much work to do.
2. Full of activity.

Example: a busy day
Example: a busy street
Thesaurus: active, assiduous, hectic, diligent, energetic, employed, full, industrious, inquisitive, intent, restless, strenuous; Antonym: idle, quiet.
(N Amer, especially US)
3. Said of a telephone line, etc: in use. Brit equivalent engaged.
4. Constantly working or occupied.
5. Said of a person: fussy and tending to interfere in the affairs of others.
6. Said of a picture or design, etc: unrestful to the eye because too full of detail.

verb

busies, busied, busying
1. Chiefly in phrase below.

Derivative: busily
adverb

Derivative: busyness
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bisig.

Phrasal Verb: busy someone or oneself with something

To occupy them or oneself with a task, etc; to make them or oneself busy.