busying
Making oneself active
Busying is the present participle of busy, used when someone is occupying themselves or others with tasks or activities.
It often appears in the reflexive construction busying oneself: She was busying herself with preparations for the party.
The word suggests deliberate engagement, sometimes with the implication that the activity serves to distract or fill time rather than accomplish something essential.
Agreeably attention-stealing
- deflectingTurning from original path
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
- amusingCausing light laughter
redirecting · engaging · preoccupying · occupying · puttering · tinkering · fiddling · pottering
Full of energetic activity
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- rushingRapid forward movement
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
- scurryingHasty, light-footed motion
dashing · racing · flurrying · hastening · scampering · running around · darting · whirring
Mentally elsewhere, not present
- absorbedTook in fully
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- focusedDirecting attention narrowly
concentrated · occupied · involved · wrapped up · intent · devoted · dedicated · attentive
Material placed within
- taking upBeginning to pursue
- utilizingPutting to practical use
- employingMaking use of
- monopolizingTaking exclusive control
consuming · dedicating · allocating · spending · devoting · using up · absorbing · commanding
diverting
Agreeably attention-stealing
- deflectingTurning from original path
- sidetrackingDiverting from main purpose
- entertainingProviding amusement or enjoyment
amusing · redirecting · engaging · preoccupying · occupying · puttering · tinkering · fiddling · pottering
bustling
Full of energetic activity
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- rushingRapid forward movement
- hurryingMoving with urgent speed
scurrying · dashing · racing · flurrying · hastening · scampering · running around · darting · whirring · buzzing
preoccupied
Mentally elsewhere, not present
focused · concentrated · occupied · involved · wrapped up · intent · devoted · dedicated · attentive · consumed
filling
Material placed within
monopolizing · consuming · dedicating · allocating · spending · devoting · using up · absorbing · commanding · claiming
busyingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
liberating · releasing · unburdening · relieving · disengaging
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