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bustle (1)

bus·tle [ búss'l ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle bus·tled, present participle bus·tling, 3rd person present singular bus·tles)
Definition:
 
go hurriedly and showily: to work or behave in an ostentatiously hurried and energetic way
He bustled around in preparation for their arrival.



noun 
Definition:
 
energetic activity: hurried and energetic activity
a great bustle surrounding the arriving guests

[14th century. Origin ?]

bus·tler noun
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