Hustling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Act of one who hustles.

    "In every tableau sex is made volubly vocal and polyaudible: with a variety of unorthodox stage directions, we are cued to hear the whisperings, hustlings, solicitings, gossipings, bawlings, chortlings and cooings of Glebe's rabble […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hustle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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adventuresomeadventurousaggressiveagileambitiousbreakneck

Example

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"Here, half a dozen workers are hustling to finish an order for blazers from one of the world's top fashion designers."

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