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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bustle ¹

Verb

[-tling, -tled]

(often foll. by about)to hurry with a great show of energy or activity

Noun

energetic and noisy activity [probably obsolete buskle to prepare]

bustling adj

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bustle ²

Noun

a cushion or framework worn by women in the late 19th century at the back in order to expand the skirt [origin unknown]

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 1. hurry, tear, rush, dash, scramble, fuss, flutter, beetle, hasten, scuttle, scurry, scamper << OPPOSITE idle

noun 2. activity, to-do, stir, excitement, hurry, fuss, flurry, haste, agitation, commotion, ado, tumult, hurly-burly, pother << OPPOSITE inactivity

Translations

bustle [ˈbʌsl] n → bullicio, movimiento

vi → menearse, apresurarse

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bustle [ˈbʌsl] n → remue-ménage m, affairement m

vi → s'affairer, se démener

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bustle [ˈbʌsl] n → Betrieb m

vi → eilig herumlaufen

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bustle [ˈbʌsl] n → movimento, attività

vi → darsi da fare

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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 hääriä (se) démener לְהִתרוֹצֵץ सरगरमी दिखाना juriti sürgölődik menyibukkan diri stússa affaccendarsi せわしく動き回る 법석을 떨다 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 匆匆忙忙 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 touhu 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 奔忙 метушня, сум'яття کھلبلی ، افراتفری sự hối hả 奔忙