bustle vs thrash about

bustle

verb
  • To move busily and energetically with fussiness (often followed by about). 

  • To teem or abound (usually followed by with); to exhibit an energetic and active abundance (of a thing). 

  • To push around, to importune. 

noun
  • An excited activity; a stir. 

  • A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine. 

  • A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops. 

thrash about

verb
  • to move unpredictably and often violently, usually unaware 

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