Thesaurus / bustle
FEEDBACK- flit
- hum
- scurry
- bestir
- dash
- dust
- flutter
- fuss
- hasten
- hurry
- hustle
- run
- rush
- scamper
- scramble
- scuttle
- stir
- tear
- whirl
- whisk
antonyms for bustle
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How to use bustle in a sentence
There was no dog with her, and in the bustle that followed, I forgot to seek further for the solution of those two fiery lights.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSAccustomed to the bustle and hurry of a soldier's life, he was too old to acquire the tastes of a life of tranquillity.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONYou will forget me in the bustle of your career, monsieur; but I shall always hold your memory very dear and very gratefully.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIThose were busy days in the history of the “Anchor,” and the constant stream of poorer wayfarers added to the bustle.
THE PORTSMOUTH ROAD AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCHARLES G. HARPERMiss Carrington heard the bustle in the class, so she sat up and looked out over the room with asperity.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGEGERTRUDE W. MORRISONThe bustle in the streets was astonishing, especially in those set apart for the sale of provisions.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFERMy serious turn and studious habits have preserved me alike from the follies of dissipation and from the bustle of intrigue.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTThe commercial bustle of the place seems considerable, and it contains more beer-shops than any city I ever saw.
LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHESWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYAnd there was as much consternation and as much bustle of preparation, as if the fleet of England had entered in a hostile manner.
JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE TO BRAZILMARIA GRAHAMKari averted his gaze because elephants are always irritated by the ostentatious bustle of a rhinoceros.
KARI THE ELEPHANTDHAN GOPAL MUKERJIWORDS RELATED TO BUSTLE
- activity
- agility
- alacrity
- alertness
- animation
- ballgame
- big idea
- bit
- business
- bustle
- commotion
- dash
- deal
- energy
- enterprise
- flurry
- force
- functioning
- game
- happening
- hoopla
- hopper
- in the works
- industry
- life
- liveliness
- motion
- movement
- occupation
- operation
- plan
- power
- process
- proposition
- racket
- reaction
- response
- rush
- scene
- spirit
- stir
- stunt
- turmoil
- vigor
- vim
- vitality
- vivacity
- ado
- aggravation
- annoyance
- anxiety
- bellyache
- botheration
- bustle
- care
- concern
- difficulty
- distress
- drag
- exasperation
- flurry
- fuss
- headache
- irritant
- irritation
- molestation
- nudge
- nuisance
- pain
- pain in the neck
- perplexity
- pest
- plague
- pother
- pressure
- problem
- strain
- to-do
- trial
- trouble
- vexation
- worriment
- worry
- ado
- aggravations
- annoyances
- anxieties
- bellyaches
- botherations
- bustles
- cares
- concerns
- difficulties
- distress
- drags
- exasperation
- flurries
- fuss
- headaches
- irritants
- irritations
- molestations
- nudges
- nuisances
- pain in the necks
- pains
- perplexities
- pests
- plagues
- pothers
- pressures
- problems
- strains
- to-dos
- trials
- troubles
- vexations
- worries
- worriments
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