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