bustles
Meaning of bustles
- move in an energetic and busy manner.
people clutching clipboards bustled about
late Middle English: perhaps a variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk ‘prepare’, from Old Norse.
plural noun
a pad or frame worn under a skirt and puffing it out behind.
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
Information about bustles
- The singular form of bustles is: bustle.
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Hyphenation of bustles
bus-tles
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- bustles is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
bustles synonyms
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:
Meaning (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly:
Meaning busy oneself restlessly:
Meaning move or act with great haste:
Meaning be quick to do something:
Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:
Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning pursue in order to catch or catch up with:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning make one's way hurriedly:
Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:
Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning fasten with a zip:
bustles antonyms
Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:
Anagrams of bustles
Words that rhyme with bustles
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