Meanings of seem busy in English

My friend, you seem busy.

What pleased me was to see that during the whole of this business, the venerable pastor did not seem busy.

I will take the first watch, for I am not at all sleepy, and my thoughts seem busy tonight, with home.

They seem busy with their own plans, which include Shahu's mother secretly seeing the father of one of the other boys.

Twelve years, two meals a day, many of those times seated alone, Garrett out, Evelyn bustling around the kitchen making her existence seem busy.

Miss Temple seemed busied with her shawl; perhaps she felt the cold.

All the collegians seemed busy and there was much laughter and shouting.

The ravens, who had seemed busy with their feast, gave pleased burbles.

I figured if I seemed busy, maybe he'd leave me alone.

The quays were thronged with people, and every man seemed busy.

Some tried to dial a complaint but the line seemed busy.

Every creature, however paltry and insignificant, whether moth, mote, or atom, seems busy.

Thomas couldn't quite make out what was going on inside, but everyone seemed busy.

She glanced at Cade, who seemed busy with his food,.

The squatting groups seemed busy with preparations for a meal.

Muffat seemed busy examining the eggcup, which he was still turning round and about.