n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə -s ə l
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: bus · tled ; bus · tling \ ' b ə s-li ŋ , ' b ə -s ə - \
Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse b ū ask to prepare oneself
Date: 1580
1 : to move briskly and often ostentatiously
2 : to be busily astir : TEEM
– bustling adjective
– bus · tling · ly \ -li ŋ -l ē \ adverb