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| bus·tle [ búss'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle bus·tled, present participle bus·tling, 3rd person present singular bus·tles) |
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go hurriedly and showily: to work or behave in an ostentatiously hurried and energetic way
  He bustled around in preparation for their arrival.
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noun |
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energetic activity: hurried and energetic activity
a great bustle surrounding the arriving guests
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| [14th century. Origin ?] |
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| bus·tler noun |
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