bustling


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bus·tle 1

 (bŭs′əl)
intr. & tr.v. bus·tled, bus·tling, bus·tles
To move or cause to move energetically and busily.
n.
Excited and often noisy activity; a stir.
[Possibly variant of obsolete buskle, frequentative of busk, to prepare oneself, from Old Norse būask, reflexive of būa, to prepare; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]

bus·tle 2

 (bŭs′əl)
n.
1. A frame or pad to support and expand the fullness of the back of a skirt.
2. A bow, peplum, or gathering of material at the back of a skirt below the waist.
[Origin unknown.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bustling - full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city"
active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
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bustling

adjective busy, full, crowded, rushing, active, stirring, lively, buzzing, energetic, humming, swarming, thronged, hustling, teeming, astir The sidewalks are bustling with people.
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Translations

bustling

[ˈbʌslɪŋ] ADJ [streets] → animado, lleno de movimiento; [crowd] → animado, afanoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bustling

[ˈbʌsəlɪŋ] adj (= busy) [person] → affairé(e); [town] → très animé(e)
to be bustling with people → grouiller de monde
to be bustling with activity → déborder d'activitébust measurement n → tour m de poitrinebust-up [ˈbʌstʌp] n → engueulade f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bustling

adj person → geschäftig; place, scene → belebt, voller Leben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

bustling

[ˈbʌslɪŋ] adj (person) → affaccendato/a, indaffarato/a; (place, town) → animatissimo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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