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hustle

noun verb

a rapid active commotion

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
H
Ends with
E
Contains
US
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈhʌsəl

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a rapid active commotion

noun

  1. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

verb

  1. pressure or urge someone into an action

verb

  1. move or cause to move energetically or busily

    “The cheerleaders bustled about excitedly before their performance”

verb

  1. cause to move furtively and hurriedly

    “The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater”

verb

  1. get by trying hard

    “she hustled a free lunch from the waiter”

verb

  1. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

In context

Example Sentences

The cheerleaders bustled about excitedly before their performance
The secret service agents hustled the speaker out of the amphitheater
she hustled a free lunch from the waiter

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