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• past tense form of bustle.
• past participle of bustle.

bustled

American  

[buhs-uhld] / ˈbʌs əld /

adjective

1. wearing or furnished with a bustle, a pad or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to support and display its fullness.

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bustled

On a recent afternoon, volunteers bustled around the museum wheeling carts of jaws and vertebrae carefully organized by species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Where trading once bustled until late morning, activity now faded by 8am.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

“They want safety, and I understand that,” he said, as waiters bustled past with plates of yogurt-marinated mutton and chicken kebabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Inside, the staff spoke imperfect English, but all wore smiles on their faces as they bustled around the establishment, tending to their customers.

From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2026

She nodded at me, said my name like a question—“Sophie?”—then bustled past with her handbag over her arm.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

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