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bustleMain Entry: 1bus·tle Pronunciation: \ˈbə-səl\ Function: intransitive verb Inflected Form(s): bus·tled; bus·tling \ˈbəs-liŋ, ˈbə-sə-\ Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself Date: 1580 1 : to move briskly and often ostentatiously — bustling adjective — bus·tling·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb
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