bussell
bussell is the obsolete spelling of bustle.
Meaning of bustle
Verb
bustle (third-person singular simple present bustles, present participle bustling, simple past and past participle bustled)
- To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about).
- The commuters bustled about inside the train station.
- To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing).
- The train station was bustling with commuters.
- To push around, to importune.
- Don’t bustle her or fuss or snatch: / A suitor looking at his watch / Is not a posture that persuades / Willing, much less reluctant maids.1981, A. D. Hope, “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell”, in A Book of Answers
Proper noun capitalized: Bussell
Bussell (plural Bussells)
- A surname.
Forms of bussell
| plural | Bussells |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Bustle |
Words formed from bussell
Questions about bussell
- What does bussell mean?
- Bussell means a surname.
- What is bussell the obsolete spelling of?
- Bussell is the obsolete spelling of bustle.
- What part of speech is bussell?
- Bussell is a proper noun.
Words near bussell in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bussell (page history and authors); Bussell (page history and authors); bustle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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