Definitions for: Bustle

[n] a rapid bustling commotion
[n] a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
[v] move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

Webster (1913) Definition: Bus"tle (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled
(-s'ld); p. pr. & vb.n. Bustling (-sl[i^]ng).] [Cf. OE.
buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the
verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]
To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to
cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a
crowd.

And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.

Bus"tle, n.
Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.

A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. --South.

Bus"tle, n.
A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by
women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also
bishop, and tournure.

Synonyms: ado, bustle about, flurry, fuss, hustle, hustle, stir

See Also: belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, commotion, din, frame, framework, framing, hasten, hie, hotfoot, move, pelt along, race, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, rush, rush along, speed, tumult

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