Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Bustle
bustle, n. [see bustle, v.] (webplay: stir).
- Rush; gush; flow; surge; effusion; sound of water.
- Commotion; activity; movement; agitation; disturbance; burst of energy; noisy rapid motion; [fig.] expiration; last exhale; final breath.
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