Bustle and Idle

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Bustle verb - To be copiously supplied.

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Idle is an antonym for bustle in hurry topic.

Nearby Words: bustling, bustled, bustler

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

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Bustle is an antonym for idle.

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

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