bustle

Definition of Bustle in English :

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Noun

1. ado, bustle, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir

a rapid active commotion

2. bustle

a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt

Verb

3. bustle, bustle about, hustle

move or cause to move energetically or busily

Example Sentences:
'The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bustle

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verb

1. (when intr, often foll by about)

to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity

noun

2.

energetic and noisy activity

noun

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

Bustle

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verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbustled or ˈbustling

1.

to hurry busily or with much fuss and bother

noun

2.

busy and noisy activity; commotion

noun

a framework or padding formerly worn at the back by women to puff out the skirt

Bustle

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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.

n.

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

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

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