hustle and bustle

noun

A large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

“He moved to his parents' farm to have a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city.”

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Meanings

nounhustle and bustle (uncountable)

alternative hustle-bustle

  1. idiomaticuncountableA large amount of activity and work, usually in a noisy surrounding.

    He moved to his parents' farm to have a break from the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Translations

Bulgarian блъсканица
  • блъсканица (blăskanica)activity
Finnish hälinä, vilske ja vilinä
  • hälinäactivity
  • vilske ja vilinäactivity
  • hyörinäactivity
French tourbillon d'activité, animation
  • tourbillon d'activitéactivity
  • animationactivity
  • rumeuractivity
  • bruitactivity
  • vacarmeactivity
German Rummel, Trubel
  • Rummelactivity
  • Trubelactivity
Greek πολυβουία
  • πολυβουία (polyvouía)activity
Hebrew המולה, התרוצצות
  • המולהactivity
  • התרוצצותactivity
Icelandic stúss
  • stússactivity
Italian viavai, andirivieni
  • viavaiactivity
  • andirivieniactivity
  • porto di mareactivity
  • vai e vieniactivity
  • girioactivity
  • tramestioactivity
Māori pōwaiwai
  • pōwaiwaiactivity
Polish bieganina, krzątanina
  • bieganinaactivity
  • krzątaninaactivity
  • wrzawaactivity
  • zgiełkactivity
Portuguese corre-corre, afobação
  • corre-correactivity
  • afobaçãoactivity
Russian сумато́ха, суета́
  • сумато́ха (sumatóxa)activity
  • суета́ (sujetá)activity
  • толкотня́ (tolkotnjá)activity
  • су́толока (sútoloka)activity
Scottish Gaelic ulaidh-thruis, ula-thruis
  • ulaidh-thruisactivity
  • ula-thruisactivity
  • ulaidh-phruisactivity
  • an ùinich 's an othailactivity
  • drip is othailactivity
  • cith-chathaactivity
Slovak trma-vrma
  • trma-vrmaactivity
Spanish ajetreo, trajín
  • ajetreoactivity
  • trajínactivity
  • ambienteactivity
  • trasiegoactivity
  • barulloactivity
  • bullicioactivity
Swedish stim
  • stimactivity
Turkish itiş kakış, kargaşa
  • itiş kakışactivity
  • kargaşaactivity
  • itiş tepişactivity
Cite this entry
APA

hustle and bustle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20and%20bustle

MLA

“hustle and bustle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20and%20bustle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hustle and bustle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hustle%20and%20bustle.

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