bustle Definition

bustle¹
verb bustled, bustling

intr
1. To busy oneself in a brisk, energetic and/or noisy manner.

Thesaurus: dash, flutter, fuss, hasten, hurry, rush, scamper, scramble, scurry, stir, tear.
Form: bustle about (usually)
2. To make someone hurry or work hard, etc.

Example: bustled her out of the room

noun

1. Hurried, noisy and excited activity.

Example: far away from the hustle and bustle
Thesaurus: activity, ado, agitation, commotion, excitement, flurry, fuss, haste, hurry, stir, to-do (slang), tumult.

Derivative: bustler
noun

A person who bustles or works with ostentatious haste.

Derivative: bustling
adj

Lively and busy.
Thesaurus: astir, busy, crowded, energetic, lively, restless; Antonym: quiet.

Etymology: 16c: probably from buskle, an obsolete verb meaning ‘to prepare in a busy or energetic way'.

Phrasal Verb: bustle with something

Said of a place: to be busy with or full of (eg excitement or people).

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bustle²
noun

1. historical
A frame or pad for holding a skirt out from the back of the waist.

Etymology: 18c.