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Definitions for Bustle

[1] to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about ): He bustled about cooking breakfast.
[2] to abound or teem with something; display an abundance of something; teem (often followed by with ): The office bustled with people and activity.
[3] to cause to bustle; hustle.
[4] thriving or energetic activity; stir; ferment.
[5] fullness around or below the waist of a dress, as added by a peplum, bows, ruffles, etc.
[6] a pad, cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress.
[7] (when intr , often foll by about ) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity
[8] energetic and noisy activity
[9] a cushion or a metal or whalebone framework worn by women in the late 19th century at the back below the waist in order to expand the skirt

Words related to Bustle

tumult, hubbub, commotion, hum, scurry, flit, pother, turmoil, to-do, fuss, do, agitation, whirlwind, excitement, whirl, flurry, haste, rumpus, furor, ado

Words nearby Bustle

buster, buster brown collar, buster collar, busticate, bustier, bustle, bustle pipe, bustline, busto arsizio, busty, busulfan

Origin of Bustle

2First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

Other words from Bustle

bus·tler , noun
bus·tling·ly , adverb
un·bus·tling , adjective
bus·tled , adjective

Word origin for Bustle

C18: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Bustle

commotion, hubbub, tumult, ado, agitation, clamor, do, excitement, flurry, furor, fuss, haste, hurry, pother, rumpus, stir, to-do, turmoil, uproar, whirl, whirlpool, whirlwind, hurly-burly