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bustle
What does bustle mean?
bustle (verb): to move busily and energetically with fussiness.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bustle in a sentence?
- The commuters bustled about inside the train station. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce bustle?
/ˈbʌsəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of bustle?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “bustle” mean?
to be equal to, or match, or to surpass another
Not quite: that's what rival means.
to substantiate or prove the truth of something
Not quite: that's what verify means.
to move busily and energetically with fussiness
Right! That's what “bustle” means.
to completely remove, get rid of, put an end to
Not quite: that's what eliminate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bustle”?
hustle
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export
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depend
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cruise
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