bustle

bus·tle ¹  (bsl)

intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles

To move or cause to move energetically and busily.

n.

Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.

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[Possibly variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk, to prepare oneself, from Old Norse bask, reflexive of ba, to prepare; see bheu- in Indo-European roots.]

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bus·tle ²  (bsl)

n.

1. A frame or pad to support and expand the fullness of the back of a woman's skirt.

2. A bow, peplum, or gathering of material at the back of a woman's skirt below the waist.

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[Origin unknown.]

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bustle¹

vb

(when intr, often foll by about) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity

n

energetic and noisy activity

[probably from obsolete buskle to make energetic preparation, from dialect busk from Old Norse būask to prepare]

bustler  n

bustling  adj

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bustle²

n

(Clothing & Fashion) a cushion or a metal or whalebone framework worn by women in the late 19th century at the back below the waist in order to expand the skirt

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bustle - a rapid active commotion ado, flurry, hustle, stir, fuss ruckus, ruction, rumpus, commotion, din, tumult - the act of making a noisy disturbance
	2.	bustle - a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt framework - a structure supporting or containing something
Verb	1.	bustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" bustle about, hustle move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

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bustle

verb

hurry, tear, rush, dash, scramble, fuss, flutter, beetle, hasten, scuttle, scurry, scamper My mother bustled around the kitchen.
hurry rest, relax, idle, loaf, take it easy, lie around, loiter, loll, laze, outspan (S. African), be indolent

noun

activity, to-do, stir, excitement, hurry, fuss, flurry, haste, agitation, commotion, ado, tumult, hurly-burly, pother the hustle and bustle of modern life
activity inactivity, quiet, tranquillity, stillness, inaction, quietness

Translations

bustle¹ [ˈbʌsl]

A. N (= activity) → ajetreo m, bullicio m; (= haste) → prisa f

B. VI (also bustle about) → ir y venir
to bustle in/out → entrar/salir afanosamente
bustling with activity → rebosante de actividad

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bustle² [ˈbʌsl] N (Hist) [of dress] → polisón m

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bustle [ˈbʌs^əl]

n (= activity) → remue-ménage m, affairement m

vi → s'affairer

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bustle¹

n → Betrieb m (→ of in +dat); (of fair, streets also) → geschäftiges or reges Treiben (→ of auf or in +dat)

vi to bustle about → geschäftig hin und her eilen or sausen (inf); to bustle in → geschäftig hinein-/hereineilen or -sausen (inf); to bustle out → geschäftig hinaus-/herauseilen or -sausen (inf); the marketplace was bustling with activity → auf dem Markt herrschte großer Betrieb or ein reges Treiben

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bustle²

n (Fashion) → Turnüre f

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bustle [ˈbʌsl]

1. n → trambusto

2. vi (person) (also bustle about) → darsi da fare, affaccendarsi; (place) → essere animatissimo/a

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bustle [ˈbʌsl]

1. n → trambusto

2. vi (person) (also bustle about) → darsi da fare, affaccendarsi; (place) → essere animatissimo/a

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bustle

v bustle [ˈbasl]

(often withabout) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily) She bustled about doing things all day. woel, werskaf يَنْشَطُ، يَتَحَرَّكُ بِسُرْعَه раздвижвам се ometat se, pobíhat sem a tam have travlt; jage rundt herumfuhrwerken είμαι διαρκώς απασχολημένος andar ajetreado sekeldama با سر و صدا کار کردن hyöriä (se) démener לְהִתרוֹצֵץ सरगरमी दिखाना juriti sürgölődik menyibukkan diri stússa affaccendarsi せわしく動き回る 분주히 돌아다니다 plušėti, lakstyti steigties; rosīties sibuk druk in de weer zijn mase og kjase, være geskjeftig krzątać się apressar-se a se agita суетиться pobehovať (z miesta na miesto), motať sa skakati sem in tja požurivati se flänga runt วุ่นวาย koşuşturmak, koşuşmak 忙裡忙外，熙熙攘攘 метушитися دوڑ دھوپ کرنا ، hối hả 匆匆忙忙

n

hurry, fuss or activity. gewoel, gewerskaf نَشاط، سُرْعَةُ حَرَكَه суетня spěch, ruch travlhed; jag die Geschäftigkeit φούρια, φασαρία ajetreo askeldus جنب و جوش؛ قیل و قال hyörinä remue-ménage לְזָרֵז सरगरमी jurnjava sürgés-forgás kesibukan umstang, ys og þys trambusto せわしげな活動 야단 법석 plušėjimas, lakstymas kņada; burzma kesibukan drukte mas og kjas, liv og røre krzątanina pressa agitaţie суета ruch, zhon zmeda žurba brådska, fläng, liv, larm ความวุ่นวาย koşuşturma, koşuşma; telâş, hayhuy 匆忙，庸碌 метушня, сум'яття کھلبلی ، افراتفری sự hối hả 奔忙