bustle

noun (bustle, uncountable; a bustle, bustles for the dress part); verb (bustle, bustles, bustled, bustling)

«bustle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(noun) Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city. tree →
(verb) To move around quickly and busily. tree →
(history) A pad or frame worn under the back of a long skirt in the 1800s to make it puff out. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, a busy market or a station is full of bustle; a mum or a cook «bustles about» the kitchen. In history lessons on Victorian clothes, women wore bustles. Phrase: hustle and bustle.

Examples

I love the hustle and bustle of the market. tree →
Grandma bustled about the kitchen making tea. tree →
Nurses bustled in and out of the ward. tree →
Victorian ladies wore bustles under their dresses. tree →
The town was bustling with tourists. tree →
The station was full of bustle at rush hour. tree →
This was long before daybreak; and then they bustled away as quick as lightning. tree →

Note

The «t» is silent: BUSS-ul. Adjective: bustling (a bustling town).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bustle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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