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bustle1
verb bustled, bustling
- intr
1. To busy oneself in a brisk, energetic and/or noisy manner.
- Thesaurus: dash, flutter, fuss, hasten, hurry, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, stir, tear.
- Form: bustle about (usually)
- Example: bustled her out of the room
- 1. Hurried, noisy and excited activity.
- Example: far away from the hustle and bustle
- Thesaurus: activity, ado, agitation, commotion, excitement, flurry, fuss, haste, hurry, stir, to-do (
noun
- A person who bustles or works with ostentatious haste.
adj
- Lively and busy.
- Thesaurus: astir, busy, crowded, energetic, lively, restless; Antonym: quiet.
Phrasal Verb: bustle with something
- Said of a place: to be busy with or full of (eg excitement or people).
