Main 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
2 : to be busily astir : teem

— bustling adjective

— bus·tling·ly \-liŋ-lē\ adverb