bustled

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bustled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled
     (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bustling (-sl[i^]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.
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           And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.
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