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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : buhs-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌs əl

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Définition of bustle

Origin :
  • "be active," 1570s (bustling "noisy or excited activity" is from early 15c.), frequentative of Middle English bresten "to rush, break," from Old English bersten (see burst (v.)), influenced by Old Norse buask "to make oneself ready" (see busk (v.)), or from busk (v.) via a frequentative form buskle. Related: Bustled; bustling; bustler.
  • noun quick and busy activity
  • verb move around quickly, busily
Example sentences :
  • Meanwhile there had been bustle and preparation in all parts of the great vessel.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • During this time there was a bustle of much interest in the paddock.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • What is there in it, says she, that all this bustle is about?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It's no trial to you, Mark, to make yourself comfortable and to bustle about.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • I heard the bustle of the others—of the audience going away.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The noise and bustle was still going on all around, louder than before.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • There was a bustle among the audience, a sudden rising, a craning of necks.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • It was a lively scene, with more than enough of bustle and swearing and vociferation.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • I, as best man, was busy and thankful for the bustle and responsibility.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • There was a bustle within; groups of boys were congregated outside.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

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