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noun
- An excited activity; a stir.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- : we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the of the world, and drudgery of business seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence
- (obsolete) A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt.
- A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
Translations: verb (bustles, bustling, bustled)
- To move busily and energetically.
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