| NOUN | act | bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir | a rapid active commotion |
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| artifact | bustle | a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt | |
| VERB | motion | bustle, bustle about, hustle | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| Sounds | bah'sahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A rapid active commotion. | |
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| Synonyms | hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir | |
| Broader | commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult | The act of making a noisy disturbance |
| Spanish | agitación, ajetreo, alboroto, bulla, bullicio, jaleo, movimiento, revuelo, ruido, tejemaneje, torbellino, tráfago, trajín | |
| Catalan | agitació, bullícia, bullit, desori, enrenou, moviment, tràfec | |
| Verbs | bustle | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
| Meaning | A framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt. | |
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| Broader | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
| Spanish | polisón | |
| Catalan | polissó, polisson | |
| Meaning | Move or cause to move energetically or busily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The crowds bustle in the streets; The streets bustle with crowds | |
| Example | "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" | |
| Synonyms | bustle about, hustle | |
| Entails | rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Nouns | bustle | a rapid active commotion |
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