Bustle

/ˈbʌsəl/

Synonyms for "bustle" (246 found)

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Closest matches (50)

Noun(9 words)

ado hustle activitybustle padbusyness buzzing clatter commotion dart

accelerate ado agitation bake beat bilk bite bluff blusterbluster and bluffblustering boastfulness bobbery boil boiling bother botheration bravado brouhaha bullying

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bundle burst bust buzzbuzz aboutchase cheat chisel chouse churn clamor commotion conturbation cozen crowd dashdash offdash ondiscomposure disorder

Verb(1 words)

bustle about

Strong matches (73)

dispatch disquiet disquietude disturbancedouble timedouble-time drivedrive ondust ebullience ebullition eddy effervescence embroilment excitement expedite fanfaronade feery-fary ferment fermentation

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festinate fever feverishness fidgetiness fidgets fit flap flit flurry fluster flutter flutteration flutteriness fly foment forward fume furore fuss fussinessget goingget movinggyp hassle haste hastenhasten onhectoringhelter skelterhelter-skelter hiehie onhubbub hullabaloohurly burlyhurly-burly hurriedness hurryhurry abouthurry alonghurry onhurry scurryhurry throughhurry up

Adjective(1 words)

energetic atmosphere

Verb(1 words)

flurried

Noun(7 words)

flurry flurrying fuss hive hubbub hubbubs hurry

Related words (123)

hurry-scurry hustlehustle upindustry inquietude intimidation jitters jumpiness kiln lather leaplose no timemaelstrommake a fussmake hastemalaise moilmove quicklynerviness nervosity

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nervousness overreachpell mellpell-mell perturbation petticoat plunge post pother precipitate presspress onpushpush onpush throughquicken race railroadrailroad throughrant ream restlessness rodomontade roil rout row ruction ruffle run rushrush aboutrush alongrush aroundrush throughscamper scoot scramble scurry scuttle seethe seething side spasm speedspeed alongspeed upsplutter spur spurt sputter stampede stew sting stir storm swagger swashbucklery sweat swirl swirling take teartear aroundteemto doto-do trepidation trepidity trot trouble tumult tumultuation turbidity turbulence turmoil twitter undergarments unease unquiet unrest uproar upset urge vortex whipwhip alongwhirl whirlpool whirlwind whiskwhiz aboutyeastiness zip

Verb(2 words)

hustlemake a stir

Noun(8 words)

hustles hustling pad padding scurry stir undergarment whirls

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

act activity commotion din frame framework move ruckus ruction rumpus tumult undergarment

More specific

5 entries

bustle padhurrymarket bustlescurrystreet bustle

Collocations

9 entries

bustle of activitybustle padbustling citybustling marketcity bustlemarket bustlemorning bustleoffice bustlestreet bustle

Inflections

3 entries

bustled bustles bustling

Derivations

3 entries

bustleness bustler bustling

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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Living in the noise and bustle of a large city, we sometimes feel like going into the country.

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Only my seat is cut off from that bustle.

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Bustle up, you boys!

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What bustle in the streets!

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