Bustle
noun
A lot of noisy activity or movement.
The city was full of bustle and excitement.
Often appears as...
- bustle of the city
- hustle and bustle
verb
To move quickly and energetically.
She bustled around the kitchen getting dinner ready.
Often appears as...
- bustle around
- bustle about
noun
A padded undergarment worn by women in the 19th century to give fullness to the back of a dress.
In Victorian times, women wore a bustle with their dresses.
Often appears as...
- wear a bustle
- dress with a bustle
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Fashion
noun
A lot of noisy activity or movement.
The city was full of bustle and excitement.
Often appears as...
- bustle of the city
- hustle and bustle
verb
To move quickly and energetically.
She bustled around the kitchen getting dinner ready.
Often appears as...
- bustle around
- bustle about
noun
A padded undergarment worn by women in the 19th century to give fullness to the back of a dress.
In Victorian times, women wore a bustle with their dresses.
Often appears as...
- wear a bustle
- dress with a bustle
Usage tips
Fashion
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Energy
Use 'bustle' to describe the vibrant energy in busy urban areas, often positive.
I love the bustle of New York's streets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Chaos
'Bustle' implies activity and energy, not necessarily chaos or disorder.
The market had an exciting bustle but was well-organized.
Pro Tip 3/3Sounds of Activity
'Bustle' often suggests the sounds of activity, like conversations and movement.
Morning bustle filled the air as shops opened.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Energy
Use 'bustle' to describe the vibrant energy in busy urban areas, often positive.
I love the bustle of New York's streets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Chaos
'Bustle' implies activity and energy, not necessarily chaos or disorder.
The market had an exciting bustle but was well-organized.
Pro Tip 3/3Sounds of Activity
'Bustle' often suggests the sounds of activity, like conversations and movement.
Morning bustle filled the air as shops opened.
Pro Tip 1/3Urban Energy
Use 'bustle' to describe the vibrant energy in busy urban areas, often positive.
I love the bustle of New York's streets.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Chaos
'Bustle' implies activity and energy, not necessarily chaos or disorder.
The market had an exciting bustle but was well-organized.
Pro Tip 3/3Sounds of Activity
'Bustle' often suggests the sounds of activity, like conversations and movement.
Morning bustle filled the air as shops opened.
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Mick Ebeling: The...
So there's all this hustle and bustle going on for the big unveiling. And after over a year of planning, two weeks of programming, carb-fest and all-night sessions, Tony drew again for the first time in seven years. And this is an amazing picture, because this is his life support system, and he's looking over his life support system.
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There's more to life...
The third pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself, but in a completely different transcendence. Transcendent states are those rare moments when you're lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life, your sense of self fades away, and you feel connected to a higher reality.
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Exploring other...
also called a tesseract. For all we know, there could be four-dimensional lifeforms somewhere out there, occasionally poking their heads into our bustling 3D world and wondering what all the fuss is about. In fact, there could be whole other four-dimensional worlds beyond our detection,
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David Bolinsky:...
so that students could understand a larger picture that they could hang all of these facts on. They could have a mental image of the cell as a large, bustling, hugely complicated city that's occupied by micro-machines. And these micro-machines really are at the heart of life.
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Would you live on the...
Within a few decades, the moon may be bustling with mining operations, research stations, and tourist routes alongside a construction yard under an orbiting space port. We may have already visited the moon, but now we’re closer than ever to making it part of humanity’s home.
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A day in the life of an...
which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus. Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information,
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Mark Pagel: How language...
And this cumulative cultural adaptation, as anthropologists call this accumulation of ideas, is responsible for everything around you in your bustling and teeming everyday lives. I mean the world has changed out of all proportion to what we would recognize
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Is it possible to create...
The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there's one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. That's not the mention a barrage of particles and electromagnetic radiation
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Thai Kickboxers PIPE...
Thailand a place of great beauty belief and history its heritage is on display each day right next to the bustling modern day world it's also home oh one
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Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
for those that manage to establish themselves in these bustling undersea
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Mick Ebeling: The...
So there's all this hustle and bustle going on for the big unveiling. And after over a year of planning, two weeks of programming, carb-fest and all-night sessions, Tony drew again for the first time in seven years. And this is an amazing picture, because this is his life support system, and he's looking over his life support system.
Video examples
There's more to life...
The third pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself, but in a completely different transcendence. Transcendent states are those rare moments when you're lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life, your sense of self fades away, and you feel connected to a higher reality.
Video examples
Exploring other...
also called a tesseract. For all we know, there could be four-dimensional lifeforms somewhere out there, occasionally poking their heads into our bustling 3D world and wondering what all the fuss is about. In fact, there could be whole other four-dimensional worlds beyond our detection,
Video examples
David Bolinsky:...
so that students could understand a larger picture that they could hang all of these facts on. They could have a mental image of the cell as a large, bustling, hugely complicated city that's occupied by micro-machines. And these micro-machines really are at the heart of life.
Video examples
Would you live on the...
Within a few decades, the moon may be bustling with mining operations, research stations, and tourist routes alongside a construction yard under an orbiting space port. We may have already visited the moon, but now we’re closer than ever to making it part of humanity’s home.
Video examples
A day in the life of an...
which directly translates to herdsman of the anus to the royal family, or, guardian of the royal anus. Inside, the House of Life is bustling as usual with scribes, priests, doctors, and students. Papyri containing all kinds of records, not just medical information,
Video examples
Mark Pagel: How language...
And this cumulative cultural adaptation, as anthropologists call this accumulation of ideas, is responsible for everything around you in your bustling and teeming everyday lives. I mean the world has changed out of all proportion to what we would recognize
Video examples
Is it possible to create...
The universe is bustling with matter and energy. Even in the vast apparent emptiness of intergalactic space, there's one hydrogen atom per cubic meter. That's not the mention a barrage of particles and electromagnetic radiation
Video examples
Thai Kickboxers PIPE...
Thailand a place of great beauty belief and history its heritage is on display each day right next to the bustling modern day world it's also home oh one
Video examples
Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
for those that manage to establish themselves in these bustling undersea
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David Mixner
American Activist
As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the fields and forests were places of adventure and self-discovery. Animals were companions and friends, and the world moved at a slower, more rational pace than the bustling cities where I'd resided my adult life.
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John Grisham
American Writer
Charlottesville is a quiet town with friendly people, good schools, lots of churches, parks, and a bustling, growing community that more or less revolves around one of the country's great public universities. Volunteerism is rampant, and dozens of nonprofits hustle about, solving problems and helping those in need.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
The relentless invisible storm of radio signals and electronic particles, the hustle and bustle, and the billions of petrol explosions in the engine blocks of trucks and cars seem to churn up the molecules of life and heaven so violently that the beautiful fogs are unable to hold together like they once did.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Being lazy does not mean that you do not create. In fact, lying around doing nothing is an important, nay crucial, part of the creative process. It is meaningless bustle that actually gets in the way of productivity. All we are really saying is, give peace a chance.
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Artur Davis
American Politician
As I prepare for this next phase in my life, I ask that people continue to offer the prayers that have protected me thus far. I also pray that I will always see those who are not seen and easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of Washington politics.
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Cliff Stearns
American Politician
Today's terrorists are pursuing a distinct route. They are increasingly attacking civilians in symbolic targets, such as those of economic importance, or venues of bustling life like public transportation or entertainment, like nightclubs.
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Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
Well I am breaking the omerta and telling the world about how the Arctic is surprisingly full of bustling conurbations and comfy hotels so no explorer will ever speak to me again.
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Abigail Adams
American First Lady
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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Martin Freeman
English Actor
I like the quiet life sometimes. I also love a bustling press conference sometimes as well. I love a 600 metre red carpet.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life.
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David Mixner
American Activist
As a spiritual person, nature for me has always been a healing place. Going back all the way to my childhood on the farm, the fields and forests were places of adventure and self-discovery. Animals were companions and friends, and the world moved at a slower, more rational pace than the bustling cities where I'd resided my adult life.
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John Grisham
American Writer
Charlottesville is a quiet town with friendly people, good schools, lots of churches, parks, and a bustling, growing community that more or less revolves around one of the country's great public universities. Volunteerism is rampant, and dozens of nonprofits hustle about, solving problems and helping those in need.
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Michael Leunig
Australian Cartoonist
The relentless invisible storm of radio signals and electronic particles, the hustle and bustle, and the billions of petrol explosions in the engine blocks of trucks and cars seem to churn up the molecules of life and heaven so violently that the beautiful fogs are unable to hold together like they once did.
Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Being lazy does not mean that you do not create. In fact, lying around doing nothing is an important, nay crucial, part of the creative process. It is meaningless bustle that actually gets in the way of productivity. All we are really saying is, give peace a chance.
Quote examples
Artur Davis
American Politician
As I prepare for this next phase in my life, I ask that people continue to offer the prayers that have protected me thus far. I also pray that I will always see those who are not seen and easy to forget in the hustle and bustle of Washington politics.
Quote examples
Cliff Stearns
American Politician
Today's terrorists are pursuing a distinct route. They are increasingly attacking civilians in symbolic targets, such as those of economic importance, or venues of bustling life like public transportation or entertainment, like nightclubs.
Quote examples
Alexander Armstrong
English Actor
Well I am breaking the omerta and telling the world about how the Arctic is surprisingly full of bustling conurbations and comfy hotels so no explorer will ever speak to me again.
Quote examples
Abigail Adams
American First Lady
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
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Martin Freeman
English Actor
I like the quiet life sometimes. I also love a bustling press conference sometimes as well. I love a 600 metre red carpet.
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Beverly Cleary
American Author
I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life.
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