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bustle - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bustle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bustle [ n.]
- Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
- A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
2 . Bustle [ v. i.]
- To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.

Meaning of 'bustle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bustle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- move or cause to move energetically or busily
Example in sentence:
  • The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance