bustle

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[ US /ˈbəsəɫ/ ]
[ UK /bˈʌsə‍l/ ]

VERB

move or cause to move energetically or busily
The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance

NOUN

a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
a rapid active commotion

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How To Use bustle In A Sentence

Located far away from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis, the choice of venue was well and truly acknowledged by all concerned.
AS THE chug of a train rumbles overhead, Andy Arnold takes a seat amid the lunchtime bustle of the Arches theatre bar in Glasgow's city centre.
The manor is a world away from the hustle and bustle of city life. The Sun
But despite all the uncertainty and bustle it seems, admittedly to an outsider, that the older generation is coping admirably.
It was somewhere to unwind, away from the hustle and bustle of urban life. Times, Sunday Times
Kisangani - The rising sun is already burning a brilliant path across the muddy vastness of the mighty Congo river as the group of busy women bustle around the night's catch.
Substitute Steve Whitehall dived to head in Nuneaton's opener, but within a minute Darryn Stamp bustled his way through to lash in the leveller.
He loved the bustle and the chatter about news in London coffee houses and he had a nose for gruesome and sensational details. Times, Sunday Times
He bustled Ouija Board into fifth soon after the start and held his position until the field quickened down the back stretch.
It is especially welcome for families, for it keeps them out of the hustle and bustle of the airport. Times, Sunday Times

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