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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 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]
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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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Everything is done with a great deal of bustle, the unloading of the baggage, the examination of the customs; and everyone seems to smile at you. It was in eighteen-eighty-five, and she wore a bustle. Even the bustle and confusion at the railway terminus, so wearisome and bewildering at other times, roused me and did me good. |
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