bustle

[US]/ˈbʌsl/
[UK]/ˈbʌsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. be noisy; be busy; be full of
vt. make busy; urge
n. noise; activity; hoop of a skirt

Phrases & Collocations

hustle and bustle

bustling city

bustling market

bustle about

Example Sentences

the bustle of the big city

the hustle and bustle of the big cities.

the small harbour bustled with boats.

people clutching clipboards bustled about.

she bustled us into the kitchen.

The hostress bustled about with an assumption of authority.

be exhausted by the hustle and bustle of city life

I sat in a café, watching the bustle of the street outside.

Market Square bustles with citizens from morning until night.

I’ve always loved the hustle and bustle of big cities.

The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.

I can’t concentrate on my work with all this hustle and bustle going on around me.

She stood glued to the radio,heedless of the ordered bustle about her.

The hot air is always carried to the furnace by a powerful turboblower, through the hot blast main, bustle pipe, bootleg, blowpipe and tuyere.

"Occasionally, I moved slowly and dowdily, but sometimes I awakened in a sudden and bustled up to look after my aims.

Real-world Examples

Yeah, the hustle and bustle is really difficult to handle.

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Madagascar's bustling capital with more than a million inhabitants.

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In the Bottling Room all was harmonious bustle and ordered activity.

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There was a great bustle as the children got ready for the party.

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And he bustled off to join her in a piece of toast.

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It opens its gills and the cleaner wrasse bustles in to begin the treatment.

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Yet Serendipity, a popular tourist attraction always bustling with people, is no undercover locale.

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Other than being a bustling metropolis, Singapore has an abundance of wildlife and natural beauty.

Source: Travel around the world

This friendly town bustles with visitors throughout the year.

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No, you say a place is bustling.

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