bustles 1 of 2

plural of bustle

bustles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bustle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bustles
Noun
Here, in the very same county where Atlanta bustles 29 miles south, small town life is an escape from urbanism. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bustles
Noun
  • This stereo effect was crucial, allowing interpreters to detect subtle details, from industrial structures to environmental disturbances.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Not all philosophers are willing to count these disturbances of an animal’s serene environment or personal space as an invasion of privacy.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Alien fans know, the facehugger will impregnate its host with a Xenomorph embryo, which eventually bursts from the host's chest.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The movie is a tour de force In IMAX, the format’s large screen and huge sound a perfect partner for the purple one’s charisma, which positively bursts off the screen.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In some versions of the tale, the wolf scurries off to the forest while the three pigs live happily ever after in humble homesteads of their choice.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • On football weekends, the whole town buzzes with maroon pride, fans, and festive energy.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Nyhavn’s vibrant waterfront dazzles with its iconic townhouses, while Vesterbro’s gritty-chic Meatpacking District buzzes with galleries and nightlife.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Where at one time soldiers and sailors made do with fluttering flags or flashes of light to send simple messages, the modern warfighter is part of a global digital network where data rushes about like water out of a firehose and satellites act as a vital link in that network.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Beard would finish on the ground with 3 rushes for 20 yards and a single score.
    Chris Winters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The porch smells faintly of lime and ginger, and the house hums the way houses do when a good conversation has just ended.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The sound of K-pop also hums through the other magical elements of the film, especially HUNTR/X’s weapons and the strange familiars that Rumi and Ji-noo (Ahn Hyo-seop) use to communicate with each other across enemy lines.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The comments section of the New York Times, once the natural home of blithe, unexamined liberal Zionism, now abounds with people calling for a total suspension of military aid and diplomatic cover.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At a time when digital content abounds, MC2 hopes to act as a filter, bringing editorial rigor and discernment to a fast-changing landscape by leveraging the expertise of their teams in Europe, Asia, and beyond.
    Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anduril highlights that the architecture also speeds software updates.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Insoluble fiber speeds up digestion and keeps your gut running smoothly.
    Courtney Southwick, Health, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Bustles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bustles. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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