bustle
bustle1 definition
bus·tle (bus′əl)
intransitive verb, transitive verb bustled -·tled, bustling -·tling
to hurry busily or with much fuss and bother
Etymology: for earlier buskle < ME busken, to prepare, adorn < ON buask, to make onself ready < bua, to prepare (see bondage) + sik, refl. pron.
noun
busy and noisy activity; commotion
Related Forms:
- bustlingly bus′·tlingly adverb
bustle2 definition
bus·tle (bus′əl)
noun
a framework or padding formerly worn at the back by women to puff out the skirt
Etymology: < ?
Browse dictionary definitions near bustle
Also Mentioned In