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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.


Example Sentences

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On a Ganzhou street dubbed "Rare Earth Avenue", construction workers bustled to complete a sprawling new headquarters for one of those giants, China Rare Earth Group.

From Barron's

Two staircases from the ground floor linked Neeraj's rooms to the open gallery and waiting hall of his private clinic, where half a dozen staff bustled between the lab and the medical store.

From BBC

Military personnel bustled in and out, appearing to bring in supplies and fuel the plane.

From Los Angeles Times

There's an eerie silence in areas that once bustled with tourist activity.

From BBC

"The belief in Ekrem Imamoglu and in democracy will make the protests bigger and stronger," he told us at his party headquarters in Istanbul, as visitors, staff and advisors bustled in and out.

From BBC