bustle
To move busily and energetically with fussinessTo move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
» She is bustling about in the kitchen.
Она хлопочет на кухне.
Meaning
3 sensesTo move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
The commuters bustled about inside the train station.
hasten
суетитьсяsujetitʹsja
метуши́тисяmetušýtysja
move or cause to move energetically or busily
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
The train station was bustling with commuters.
кишетьkišetʹ, изобиловатьizobilovatʹ
(transitive)To push around, to importune.
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
bustles, bustling, bustled, bustledSynonyms
12 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle