busy around
C1 neutral intransitive
In simple words
To rush around doing lots of small jobs or tasks.
Literal meaning: To keep busy while moving around.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To move energetically from place to place carrying out various tasks or chores.
"She was busying around the kitchen all afternoon, preparing food for the party."
Usage notes
Less common than 'bustle around'. May be dialectal or an older form. Rarely encountered in modern standard English; learners are better served learning 'bustle around' or 'busy yourself with'.
Commonly used with
house kitchen morning chores tasks home
Forms
Base
busy around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
busies around
he/she/it
Past simple
busied around
yesterday
Past participle
busied around
have + pp
-ing form
busying around
continuous
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Synonyms
bustle around rush around dash about be busy fuss about
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