Bus"tle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled (); p. pr. & vb.n. Bustling ().] [Cf. OE. buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]
To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
And leave the world for me to bustle in.
Shak.
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Bus"tle, n.
Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
A strange bustle and disturbance in the world.
South.
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Bus"tle, n.
A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
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