bustle

Universal Words verb, noun verb [+adv./prep.] to move around in a busy way or to hurry sb in a particular direction: [V] She bustled around in the kitchen. * [VN] The nurse bustled us out of the room. noun 1 [U] busy and noisy activity: the hustle and bustle of city life 2 [C] a frame that was worn under a skirt by women in the past in order to hold the skirt out at the back