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bustle in English
- bustle⇄adv. bustlingly.
- bustle⇄bustle (1), verb, -tled,-tling,noun.
- bustle⇄bustle (2), noun.
1. (formerly) a pad, cushion, or small wire frame used to puff out the upper back part of a woman's skirt.
2. a fullness at the back of a woman's skirt just below the waist as made by a bow or gathering of material - bustle⇄noun bustler.
- bustle⇄noun noisy orexcited activity; commotion; fuss.
Ex. There was a great bustle as the children got ready for the party.
(SYN) ado. - bustle⇄v.i. to be noisily busy and in a hurry.
Ex. The children bustled to get ready for the party. Let the great world bustle on (Emerson). - bustle⇄v.t. to make (someone) hurry or work hard.
Ex. The jolly old man bustled them out of the house (Charles Kingsley).