bustles
noun
- 1
An excited activity; a stir.
- 2
A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
- 3
A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
verb
- 1
To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
“The commuters bustled about inside the train station.”
- 2
To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
“The train station was bustling with commuters.”
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