hasten

bustles

ˈbʌs(ə)l

verb

move in an energetic and busy manner.

people clutching clipboards bustled about

rush,dash,scurry,scuttle,scamper,scramble,flutter,fuss,hurry,hasten,make haste,race,run,sprint,tear,shoot,charge,chase,career,scutter,scoot,beetle,whizz,buzz,hare,zoom,zip

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bustled

ˈbʌs(ə)l

verb

move in an energetic and busy manner.

people clutching clipboards bustled about

rush,dash,scurry,scuttle,scamper,scramble,flutter,fuss,hurry,hasten,make haste,race,run,sprint,tear,shoot,charge,chase,career,scutter,scoot,beetle,whizz,buzz,hare,zoom,zip

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bustle

ˈbʌs(ə)l

verb

move in an energetic and busy manner.

people clutching clipboards bustled about

rush,dash,scurry,scuttle,scamper,scramble,flutter,fuss,hurry,hasten,make haste,race,run,sprint,tear,shoot,charge,chase,career,scutter,scoot,beetle,whizz,buzz,hare,zoom,zip

noun

excited activity and movement.

all the noise and the traffic and the bustle

activity,hustle and bustle,animation,commotion,flurry,tumult,hubbub,busyness,action,liveliness,movement,life,stir,excitement,agitation,fuss,whirl,toing and froing,comings and goings,to-do,hurry-scurry,pother

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beetles

/ˈbiːt(ə)l/

verb

Make one’s way hurriedly.

scurry,scamper,scuttle,bustle,hurry,hasten,rush,race,dash

noun

An insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings that are typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra), which cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen.

Among all the insects only beetles have these specialized fore-wings.

winged insect

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beetled

/ˈbiːt(ə)l/

verb

Make one’s way hurriedly.

scurry,scamper,scuttle,bustle,hurry,hasten,rush,race,dash

noun

An insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings that are typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra), which cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen.

Among all the insects only beetles have these specialized fore-wings.

winged insect

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beetle

/ˈbidl/

verb

Make one’s way hurriedly or with short, quick steps.

scurry,scamper,scuttle,bustle,hurry,hasten,rush,race,dash

noun

An insect of an order distinguished by forewings typically modified into hard wing cases (elytra) that cover and protect the hind wings and abdomen.

Among all the insects only beetles have these specialized fore-wings.

winged insect

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