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BUSTLER

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bus⋅tle

1  [buhs-uhl] verb, -tled, -tling, noun
–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.
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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  (2)
"padding in a skirt," 1788, perhaps from Ger. Buschel "bunch, pad," or may be a special use of bustle (1) with ref. to "rustling motion."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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