1. v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. (often foll. by about) a work etc. showily, energetically, and officiously. b hasten (bustled about the kitchen banging saucepans).
2 tr. make (a person) hurry or work hard (bustled him into his overcoat).
3 intr. (as bustling adj.) colloq. full of activity.
--n. excited activity; a fuss.
Derivatives:
bustler n.
Etymology: perh. f. buskle frequent. of busk prepare 2. n. hist. a pad or frame worn under a skirt and puffing it out behind.
Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn.