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Definitions for Bustling
[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] (when intr , often foll by about ) to hurry or cause to hurry with a great show of energy or activity
[6] energetic and noisy activity
[7] 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 Bustling
bustlehum, scurry, flit, whirl, rush, hasten, run, fuss, tear, scamper, scramble, dash, whisk, scuttle, dust, hurry, stir, flutter, hustle, bestir
Words nearby Bustling
bustlebuster, buster brown collar, buster collar, busticate, bustier, bustle, bustle pipe, bustline, busto arsizio, busty, busulfan
Origin of Bustling
e11615–25; Middle English bustelen to hurry aimlessly along, perhaps akin to Old Norse busla to splash about, bustle
Other words from Bustling
bus·tler , noun
bus·tling·ly , adverb
un·bus·tling , adjective
Word origin for Bustling
eC18: of unknown origin
Synonyms for Bustling
flit, hum, scurry, bestir, dash, dust, flutter, fuss, hasten, hurry, hustle, run, rush, scamper, scramble, scuttle, stir, tear, whirl, whisk