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Packed vs Bustling - What's the difference?

packed | bustling |

As verbs the difference between packed and bustling

is that packed is past tense of pack while bustling is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective packed

is put into a package.

As a noun bustling is

a bustle; a busy stir.

packed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (pack)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Put into a package.
  • Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
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  • (colloquial) Filled to capacity with people.
  • bustling

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bustle; a busy stir.
  • the bustlings of waiters in the crowded restaurant