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    bustle
    /ˈbʌsl/

    verb

    noun

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

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBUSTLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    bustle. noun. uk / ˈbʌs. ə l / us / ˈbʌs. ə l / bustle noun (ACTIVITY) [ U ] busy activity: I sat in a café, watching the ( hustle and) bustle of the street outside. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bustle noun (DRESS) [ C ]

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bustleBustle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BUSTLE is to move briskly and often ostentatiously. How to use bustle in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › bustleBUSTLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBUSTLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BUSTLE meaning: 1. to do things in a hurried and busy way: 2. busy activity: 3. a frame worn under a dress or…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBUSTLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1.verb. If someone bustles somewhere, they move there in a hurried way, often because they are very busy. My mother bustled around the kitchen. [VERB preposition/adverb] She bustled about, turning on lights, moving pillows around on the sofa. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: hurry, tear, rush, dash More Synonyms of bustle. 2.verb.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bustleBustle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A flurry of activity and commotion is often referred to as bustle. If you want to see true bustle in action, just walk through Times Square in New York during lunch hour. If it's busy, energetic or moving about at a rapid pace, then it's bustling.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bustleBustle - definition of bustle by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishBUSTLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    to move around and do things in a quick, busy way: There were lots of shoppers bustling about. bustle with sth. to be full of people or activity: The street was bustling with people. bustle. noun [ U ] uk / ˈbʌsl / us. people and activity: We left the bustle of the city behind us.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bustlebustle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 14, 2024 · bustle ( countable and uncountable, plural bustles) ( countable, uncountable) An excited activity; a stir . ( computing, countable) A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › bustleBustle Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Bustle definition: To move or cause to move energetically and busily.