3 entries under this word

Bustle

Bŭs'tle, v. i.

verbintransitive

(bŭs'l), v. i. [imp. & pp. BUSTLED; p. pr. & vb. n. BUSTLING.] [O. Eng. buskle, most probably from A-S. bysig, busy, bysg-ian, to busy, and the verbal termination le.] To stir quickly; to be very active; to be very quick in motion, through hurry or excitement; as, to bustle through a crowd. And leave the world for me to bustle in. Shak. Whose antique roots its bustling course o'erlook. Wordsworth.

Bŭs'tle, n.

noun

n. Great stir; quick motion from excitement; hurried activity; tumult from stirring or excitement.

Such a doctrine made a strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.

Bŭs'tle, n.

noun

n. A kind of pad or cushion worn by ladies for the purpose of expanding the skirts behind;—called also a bishop.