Search results
- Dictionarybus·tle/ˈbəs(ə)l/
verb
- 1. move in an energetic or noisy manner: "people clutching clipboards bustled about" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. excited activity and movement: "all the noise and the traffic and the bustle"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
Bustled is the past tense and past participle of bustle, which means to do things in a hurried and busy way. Learn how to use bustled in sentences with examples from various sources.
- Znaczenie Bustled, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
bustled definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- English (US)
BUSTLED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
bustled 의미, 정의, bustled의 정의: 1. past simple and past...
- Znaczenie Bustled, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
Bustle can be a verb meaning to move briskly and often ostentatiously, or a noun meaning noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity, or a pad or framework supporting the back of a woman's skirt or dress. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of bustle.
noun. uk / ˈbʌs. ə l / us / ˈbʌs. ə l / bustle noun (ACTIVITY) [ U ] busy activity: I sat in a café, watching the ( hustle and) bustle of the street outside. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. bustle noun (DRESS) [ C ]
Bustled can mean either to move or cause to move energetically and busily, or to wear a frame or pad to support and expand the back of a skirt. See the origin, synonyms, and usage of bustled in different contexts and languages.
A flurry of activity and commotion is often referred to as bustle. If you want to see true bustle in action, just walk through Times Square in New York during lunch hour. If it's busy, energetic or moving about at a rapid pace, then it's bustling.
to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something (often followed by with ): The office bustled with people and activity. verb (used with object) , bus·tled, bus·tling. to cause to bustle; hustle. noun. thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment. Synonyms: fuss, agitation, flurry, ado, teem, overflow, brim. bustle. 2.
bustle in American English. (ˈbʌsəl) noun. 1. fullness around or below the waist of a dress, as added by a peplum, bows, ruffles, etc. 2. a pad, cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress.