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The correct spelling is bustles.

How to pronounce bustles

noun

Say it like: Bus-tle-s

The correct spelling is bustles. An excited activity; a stir. For example: "The commuters bustled about inside the train station."

Usage Examples

The commuters bustled about inside the train station.

The train station was bustling with commuters.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An excited activity; a stir.
  2. 2.A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
  3. 3.A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.

verb

  1. 1.To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
  2. 2.To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).

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