1. Move or cause to move energetically or busily
   "The cheerleaders bustled about excitedly before their performance";
   - bustle about, hustle

1. A rapid active commotion
   "There was much bustle about the celebrity's arrival";
   - hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
    
2. A framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt
   "The Victorian-era dress featured an elaborate bustle"

Derived forms: bustles, bustled, bustling

Type of: bunfight [Brit, informal], bun-fight [Brit, informal], commotion, frame, framework, move, ruckus [informal], ruction [informal], rumpus [informal], tumult

Encyclopedia: Bustle