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   Bus·tle

   /ˈbəs(ə)l/

   

   verb

   • 1. move in an energetic or noisy manner: "people clutching clipboards bustled about" Similar rushdashscurryscuttlescamperscrambleflutterfusshurryhastenmake hasteracerunsprinttearshootchargechasecareerscutterinformal:scootbeetlewhizbuzzharezoomzipOpposite amble
   • ▪ make (someone) move hurriedly in a particular direction: "she bustled us into the kitchen" Similar hustlebundlesweeppushhurryrushwhiskwhip
   • ▪ (of a place) be full of activity: "the small harbor bustled with boats"

   noun

   • 1. excited activity and movement: "all the noise and the traffic and the bustle"

   Word Origin late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk ‘prepare’, from Old Norse.

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   What does bustle mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. BUSTLE meaning: 1. to move around and do things in a quick, busy way: 2. to be full of people or activity: 3…. Learn more.

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   What does Bustler mean?

   • bus′tler, n. 4. ado, flurry, agitation, fuss. bus•tle2 (bus′ əl), n. Clothing a pad, cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress. Synonyms: move quickly, hurry, dash, run, run around, more...

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   What is the difference between bustle and Teem?

   • bus•tle1 (bus′ əl), v., -tled, -tling, n. to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast. teem (often fol. by with): The office bustled with people and activity. hustle. n. ferment. bus′tler, n. 4. ado, flurry, agitation, fuss. bus•tle2 (bus′ əl), n.

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   Bustle definition: to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about). See examples of BUSTLE used in a sentence.

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   BUSTLE meaning: 1. to move around and do things in a quick, busy way: 2. to be full of people or activity: 3…. Learn more.

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   Define bustle. bustle synonyms, bustle pronunciation, bustle translation, English dictionary definition of bustle. intr. & tr.v. bus·tled , bus·tling , bus·tles To move or cause to move energetically and busily. n. Excited and often noisy activity; a stir. n. 1.

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   Check pronunciation: bustle. Definition of bustle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast. to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something; teem (often fol. by with): The office bustled with people and activity. v.t. to cause to bustle; hustle. n. thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.

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   What does the verb bustle mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb bustle , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Synonyms and examples. activity. There were several police vans and a lot of activity in the area. hubbub. I couldn't find her with all the hubbub going on. hustle and bustle. She got used to the hustle and bustle of daily life. flurry of activity.