Bus"tle (bŭs"s'l), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Bustled (-s'ld); p. pr. &
vb.n. Bustling (-sl&ibreve;ng).]
[Cf. OE. buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to
busy + the verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash,
bustle.] To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to
cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a
crowd.
And leave the world for me to bustle in.
Shak.
Bus"tle, n. Great stir; agitation;
tumult from stirring or excitement.
A strange bustle and disturbance in the world.
South.
Bus"tle, n. A kind of pad or cushion
worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts;
-- called also bishop, and tournure.
