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BUSTLER

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bus⋅tle

1  [buhs-uhl] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
Use BUSTLER in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to move or act with a great show of energy (often fol. by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
2. to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something; teem (often fol. by with): The office bustled with people and activity.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to bustle; hustle.
–noun
4. thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
Origin:
1615–25; ME bustelen to hurry aimlessly along, perh. akin to ON busla to splash about, bustle

Related forms:
bustler, noun
bus⋅tling⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
4. ado, flurry, agitation, fuss.
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Word Origin & History

bustle  (1)
"be active," 1362, frequentative of M.E. bresten "to rush, break," from O.E. bersten, infl. by O.N. buask "to make oneself ready." The noun is first attested 1622. Bustling, of a place, is first recorded 1880.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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