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Examples of bustle in a Sentence
She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.
on Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop
Origin and Etymology of bustle
probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself
First Known Use: 1548
bustle
Definition of bustle
: noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity the hustle and bustle of the big city
Origin and Etymology of bustle
see 1bustle
First Known Use: 1637
bustle
Definition of bustle
clothing : a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman's skirt or dress the bustle of a nineteenth century wedding gown; also : the drapery so supported
Origin and Etymology of bustle
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1782
Other Clothing Terms
BUSTLE Defined for English Language Learners
bustle
playDefinition of bustle for English Language Learners
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: to move or go in a busy or hurried way
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: to have a lot of busy activity
BUSTLE Defined for Kids
Definition of bustle for Students
bustled
;bustling
: to move about in a busy or noisy way
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