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bustle

 
Noun bustle has 2 senses
  1. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir - a rapid bustling commotion
    --1 is a kind of commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
    Derived form: verb bustle1
  2. bustle - a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
    --2 is a kind of
    framework, frame, framing
Verb bustle has 1 sense
  1. bustle, bustle about, hustle - move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun bustle1
    Sample sentences:
    The crowds bustle in the streets
    The streets bustle with crowds
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