bustle

• The small house was always full of noise and hurry and bustle--a baby crying or a boy rushing up and down stairs, the street-door slamming, or "Iris!" —  A Pair of Clogs
• I liked this place much better than my first, there was so much more pleasant noise and bustle--so much more grand company--and so many more opportunities of improving myself. —  Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest
• He could not reasonably deny that all his and Marie's hopes might depend on his hiding himself till the bustle was past; but it made him wretched to think of skulking in idleness, when his protection and assistance would be most wanted by Marie and her family Now, don't do that, love," said Marie, gently holding his hand, as the dull shock of his blows echoed through the wood. —  The Peasant and the Prince
• I will pass over a month of hurry, bustle, and confusion; at the end of which I found myself in our new habitation. —  Olla Podrida
• You do not perceive the bustle, the energy, and activity at Toronto, that you do at Buffalo, nor the profusion of articles in the stores; but it should be remembered that the Americans procure their articles upon credit, whilst at Toronto they proceed more cautiously. —  Diary in America, Series One

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