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Inflections of 'bustle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

bustles: v 3rd person singular

bustling: v pres p

bustled: v past

bustled: v past p

Collocations for "bustle"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "bustle" in context.

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bustle

v

[people, spectators, they] were bustling
bustling [around, about]
bustling from [here to there, place to place]
were bustling around the [city, stadium, room]
were bustling through the [streets, hall, city]
the [city] was bustling (with activity)

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'bustle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

dwelling - hustle - week

Forum discussions with the word(s) "bustle" in the title:

all of a bustle - English Only forum
bustle and business - English Only forum
bustle and buzz - English Only forum
bustle and drive - English Only forum
Bustle off - English Only forum
bustle them along - English Only forum
help/bustle/potter about the house - English Only forum
Hustle and bustle - English Only forum
Hustle and bustle - English Only forum
Hustle-bustle - English Only forum
hustle-rustle [-bustle] (Reduplication) - English Only forum
I do this with the energetic bustle of a hard-working nurse - English Only forum
I hear the hustle and bustle of the street - English Only forum
Mom liked the hustle and bustle of the house - English Only forum
That all the bustle seems to pass - English Only forum
the bustle - English Only forum
The hustle and bustle of the city came welling up endlessly? - English Only forum
the hustle and bustle on the stage - English Only forum
the oddly festive exit bustle - English Only forum
There is a lot of hustle and bustle - English Only forum
walking bustle - English Only forum
welter and bustle - English Only forum

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