bustle
An excited activity; a stirAn excited activity; a stir.
» She is bustling about in the kitchen.
Она хлопочет на кухне.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)An excited activity; a stir.
the hum and bustle; a din and bustle
the whirl and bustle of a large metropolis
Hektik
переполо́хperepolóx, суета́sujetá, сумато́хаsumatóxa
(countable)A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
(countable, historical)A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
Turnüre
a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
(UK, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Money; cash.
Examples
48 sentencesShe is bustling about in the kitchen.
ruОна хлопочет на кухне.
Students bustled about all the night.
The street was bustling with shoppers.
deDie Straße wimmelte von Kunden.
Algiers is a bustling urban metropolis.
She bustled about in the kitchen.
ruОна суетилась на кухне.
deSie wuselte in der Küche herum.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English bustlen, bustelen, bostlen, perhaps an alteration of *busklen (> ModerFrom Middle English bustlen, bustelen, bostlen, perhaps an alteration of *busklen (> Modern English buskle), a frequentative of Middle English busken (“to prepare; make ready”), from Old Norse búask (“to prepare oneself”); or alternatively from a frequentative form of Middle English busten, bisten (“to buffet; pummel; dash; beat”) + -le. Compare also Icelandic bustla (“to splash; bustle”).
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Forms
plural: bustlesSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable