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1. (v.i.) bustle
to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about):
bustling about in the kitchen.
2. bustle
to abound in something:
an office bustling with activity.
3. (v.t.) bustle
to cause to bustle; hustle.
4. (n.) bustle
energetic and often noisy activity.
5. (n.) bustle
a projecting pad or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to support and display the drape of the fabric.
Etymology: (1780–90; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
a rapid active commotion
2. (verb) bustle
a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
3. (verb) bustle, bustle about, hustle
move or cause to move energetically or busily
"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bustle
great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement
2. (noun) bustle
a kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure
3. (verb) bustle
to move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd
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Sense: (often withabout) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily)
She bustled about doing things all day.
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 Afrikaans: woel, werskaf |
 Arabic: يَنْشَطُ، يَتَحَرَّكُ بِس |
 Bulgarian: раздвижвам се |
 Brazilian: ocupar-se |
 Czech: ometat se, pobíhat sem a |
 German: herumfuhrwerken |
 Danish: have travlt; jage rundt |
 Greek: είμαι διαρκώς απασχολημέν |
 Spanish: andar ajetreado |
 Estonian: sekeldama |
 Farsi: با سر و صدا کار کردن |
 Finnish: hyöriä |
 French: (se) démener |
 Hebrew: לְהִתרוֹצֵץ |
 Hindi: सरगरमी दिखाना |
 Croatian: juriti |
 Hungarian: sürgölődik |
 Indonesian: menyibukkan diri |
 Icelandic: stússa |
 Italian: affaccendarsi |
 Japanese: せわしく動き回る |
 Korean: 분주히 돌아다니다 |
 Lithuanian: plušėti, lakstyti |
 Latvian: steigties; rosīties |
 Malay: sibuk |
 Dutch: druk in de weer zijn |
 Norwegian: mase og kjase, være geskj |
 Polish: krzątać się |
 Persian: با سر و صدا کار کردن |
 Pashto: له غالمغال سره کار کول |
 Portuguese: apressar-se |
 Romanian: a se agita |
 Russian: суетиться |
 Slovak: pobehovať (z miesta na mi |
 Slovenian: skakati sem in tja |
 Serbian: požurivati se |
 Swedish: flänga runt |
 Thai: วุ่นวาย |
 Turkish: koşuşturmak, koşuşmak |
 Taiwanese: 忙裡忙外，熙熙攘攘 |
 Ukrainian: метушитися |
 Urdu: دوڑ دھوپ کرنا ، |
 Vietnamese: hối hả |
 Chinese: 四下忙碌，喧闹 |
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