# hustling

Pronunciation: say "HUS-ling" /ˈhʌslɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of hustle. — present participle and gerund of hustle
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of hustle. Use it after is or was, or to talk about the action itself.
   - _A man near the bus station was hustling tourists with a rigged card game._
   - _Security guards were hustling the reporters toward the side exit._

## Noun

2. The activity of someone who hustles, such as rushing about, jostling through a crowd, working hard, or conning others.
   - Simple: What a person does when they hurry, push through crowds, work hard, or trick people for money.
   - _Years of hustling on the pool circuit had made him wary of friendly strangers._
   - _The shouts and hustlings of the street vendors carried up to our hotel window._

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