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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 12009 COCA: 13447

bustle

1 bustle /ˈbʌsəl/ verb
bustles; bustled; bustling
1 bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
verb
bustles; bustled; bustling
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[no object]
: to move or go in a busy or hurried way奔忙;匆忙地走
: to have a lot of busy activity繁忙;热闹often + with

— bustling

adjective
2 bustle /ˈbʌsəl/ noun
2 bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[noncount]
: noisy or busy activity喧闹;繁忙
compare 3bustle
3 bustle /ˈbʌsəl/ noun
plural bustles
3 bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/
noun
plural bustles
Learner's definition of BUSTLE
[count]
: a frame or pad worn in the past under a skirt or dress to hold it out from the body in the back(旧时用以撑起裙子后部的)裙撑
compare 2bustle
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 12009 COCA: 13447

bustle

1 of 3

verb

bus·​tle ˈbə-səl How to pronounce bustle (audio)
bustled; bustling ˈbəs-liŋ How to pronounce bustle (audio)
ˈbə-sə-

intransitive verb

1
: to move briskly and often ostentatiously
bustled around the kitchen
2
: to be busily astir : teem
The house was bustling with activity.

bustle

2 of 3

noun (1)

: noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity
the hustle and bustle of the big city

bustle

3 of 3

noun (2)

clothing : a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman's skirt or dress
the bustle of a 19th century wedding gown
also : the drapery so supported

Example Sentences

Verb She bustled around the kitchen getting ready for dinner guests. on Saturdays the city's downtown bustles with activity as a farmers' market sets up shop

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun (1)

probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Verb

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1637, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1782, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bustle was in 1548
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 12009 COCA: 13447

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