bustles

Meaning of bustles

verb, 3rd person present
  1. 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:

rush

Meaning run or travel somewhere in a great hurry:

dash

Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:

scurry

Meaning a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire:

scuttle

Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:

scamper

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:

scramble

Meaning (of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly:

flutter

Meaning busy oneself restlessly:

fuss

Meaning move or act with great haste:

hurry

Meaning be quick to do something:

hasten

Meaning compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective:

race

Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:

run

Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:

sprint

Meaning pull (something) apart or to pieces with force:

tear

Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:

shoot

Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:

charge

Meaning pursue in order to catch or catch up with:

chase

Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:

career

Meaning (especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps:

scutter

Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:

scoot

Meaning make one's way hurriedly:

beetle

Meaning move quickly through the air with a whistling or buzzing sound:

whizz

Meaning make a low, continuous humming sound:

buzz

Meaning run with great speed:

hare

Meaning move or travel very quickly:

zoom

Meaning fasten with a zip:

zip

bustles antonyms

Meaning walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace:

amble

Anagrams of bustles

sublets

Words that rhyme with bustles

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