Antonyms for bustle

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : buhs-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌs əl

Definition 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

Synonyms for bustle

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