What does Bustle mean?
Definitions for Bustle
ˈbʌs əlbus·tle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Bustle.
Princeton's WordNet
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stirnoun
a rapid active commotion
bustleverb
a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
bustle, bustle about, hustleverb
move or cause to move energetically or busily
"The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
Wiktionary
bustlenoun
An excited activity; a stir.
bustlenoun
A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
bustlenoun
A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt.
bustleverb
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
bustleverb
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing). See also bustle with.
The train station was bustling with commuters.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Bustlenoun
A tumult; a hurry; a combustion.
Etymology: from the verb.
Wisdom’s self
Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude;
She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings,
That, in the various bustle of resort,
Were all too ruffl’d. John Milton.This is the creature that pretends to knowledge, and that makes such a noise and bustle for opinions. Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis.
Such a doctrine made a strange bustle and disturbance in the world, which then sat warm and easy in a free enjoyment of their lusts. South.
If the Count had given them a pot of ale after it, all would have been well, without any of this bustle. Spectator, №. 481.
To Bustleverb
To be busy; to stir; to be active.
Etymology: of uncertain etymology; perhaps from busy.
Come, bustle, bustle —— caparison my horse. William Shakespeare, R. III.
God take king Edward to his mercy,
And leave the world for me to bustle in. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.Sir Henry Vane was a busy and bustling man, who had credit enough to do his business in all places. Edward Hyde, b. ii.
A poor abject worm,
That crawl’d awhile upon a bustling world,
And now am trampled to my dust again. Thomas Southerne, Oroonoko.Ye sov’reign lords, who sit like gods in state,
Awing the world, and bustling to be great! George Granville.
Wikipedia
Bustle
A bustle is a padded undergarment used to add fullness, or support the drapery, at the back of women's dresses in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustles are worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it. As a result a woman's petticoated skirt would lose its shape during everyday wear (from merely sitting down or moving about).
ChatGPT
bustle
Bustle refers to energetic and often noisy activity or movement, usually involving a lot of people. It is typically associated with a lively environment or situation, such as a busy city, market, or event. It also can refer to a framework used in women's clothing in the late 19th century to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a dress.
Webster Dictionary
Bustleverb
to move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd
Bustlenoun
great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement
Bustlenoun
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
Wikidata
Bustle
A bustle is a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman's dress, occurring predominantly in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustles were worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pull the back of a skirt down and flatten it. Thus, a woman's petticoated or crinolined skirt would lose its shape during everyday wear. The word "bustle" has become synonymous with the fashion to which the bustle was integral.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bustle
bus′l, v.i. to busy one's self noisily: to be active, often with more noise than actual work.—n. hurried activity: stir: tumult.—n. Bust′ler. [There is a M. E. bustelen, of doubtful relations; perh. conn. with bluster, or with Ice. bustl, a splash, or with A.S. bysig, busy.]
Bustle
bus′l, n. a stuffed pad or cushion worn by ladies under the skirt of their dress, the intention to improve the figure.
CrunchBase
Bustle
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BUSTLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bustle is ranked #38948 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bustle surname appeared 566 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bustle.
96.8% or 548 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Anagrams for Bustle »
bluest
bluets
sublet
subtle
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Bustle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Bustle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Bustle in a Sentence
I thought, 'how can we increase the flow when boarding a plane and make their less bustle and less queuing,' with a large, welcoming central point, this would solve that problem, and also people would find it much easier to locate their seats.
Only few people know that the mysterious north is as fascinating during summer and autumn, which tends to be our off-peak season, lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.
For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.
Lapland is the antithesis to the urban hustle and bustle.
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life....Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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- суетня, суетя се, турнюр, гъмжаBulgarian
- shonCzech
- Hektik, hastenGerman
- abundar, bullicio, polisónSpanish
- vilske, kihinä, kihistä, vilinä, vilistäFinnish
- affairer, activer, affairement, branlebas, remue-ménage, tournureFrench
- իրարանցումArmenian
- affaccendarsi, andirivieni, viavaiItalian
- ಗದ್ದಲKannada
- 야단법석Korean
- rosme, možumsLatvian
- pōwaiwaiMāori
- urgência, freneticidadePortuguese
- turnură, freamătRomanian
- переполох, суматоха, суетаRussian
- சந்தடி செய்Tamil
- telaşTurkish
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