Bustle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbʌsl|
Brit.
|ˈbʌs(ə)l|
noun
- a rapid active commotion (syn: ado, flurry, fuss, hustle, stir)
- a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
- a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
verb
- move or cause to move energetically or busily (syn: hustle)
The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
Extra examples
She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests.
...on Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop...
I remember my grandmother always bustling about in the kitchen.
Madge bustled round the room, putting things away.
The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance
...fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: bustle
he/she/it: bustles
present participle: bustling
past tense: bustled
past participle: bustled
I/you/we/they: bustle
he/she/it: bustles
present participle: bustling
past tense: bustled
past participle: bustled
noun
singular: bustle
plural: bustles
singular: bustle
plural: bustles
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