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Meaning of bustle about

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bustle

Pronunciation:/ˈbʌsəl/

noun

Definitions

  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

Definitions

  1. To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).

    Example: 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).

    Example: The train station was bustling with commuters.