bustle
Betekenis (Engels)
-
- An excited activity; a stir.
- A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
- A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
Sinonieme
bustle about
be busy
hurry about
make a fuss
rush about
be active
be agitated
be flurried
be restless
busy oneself
move swiftly
be flustered
move quickly
be very busy
rapid movement
be bustling
be vivid
bustling about
raise a fuss
be in a bustle
hurried search
bestir oneself
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈbʌsəl/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English bustlen, bustelen, bostlen, perhaps an alteration of *busklen (> Modern English buskle), a frequentative of Middle English busken (“to prepare; make ready”), from Old Norse búask (“to prepare oneself”); or alternatively from a frequentative form of Middle English busten, bisten (“to buffet; pummel; dash; beat”) + -le. Compare also Icelandic bustla (“to splash; bustle”).
Boekmerk dit
Verbeter jou uitspraak
Begin om Engels te leer met learnfeliz .
Oefen om " bustle " en baie ander woorde en sinne in Engels .
Gaan na ons Engels kursusbladsy
Notes