bustle
An excited activity; a stirAn excited activity; a stir.
» She is bustling about in the kitchen.
Она хлопочет на кухне. — shanghainese
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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. — shanghainese
Students bustled about all the night.
The street was bustling with shoppers.
deDie Straße wimmelte von Kunden. — samueldora
Algiers is a bustling urban metropolis.
She bustled about in the kitchen.
ruОна суетилась на кухне. — Wezel
deSie wuselte in der Küche herum. — Dani6187
Translations
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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