hustling verb
hus·tle
The verb form of hustling is hustle
H hDefinitions
- verb without object hustling to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order. 1
- verb without object hustling to push or force one's way; jostle or shove. 1
- verb without object hustling to be aggressive, especially in business or other financial dealings. 1
- verb without object hustling Slang. to earn one's living by illicit or unethical means. 1
- verb without object hustling Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit clients. 1
- verb with object hustling to convey or cause to move, especially to leave, roughly or hurriedly: They hustled him out of the bar. 1
- verb with object hustling to pressure or coerce (a person) to buy or do something: to hustle the customers into buying more drinks. 1
- verb with object hustling to urge, prod, or speed up: Hustle your work along. 1
- verb with object hustling to obtain by aggressive or illicit means: He could always hustle a buck or two from some sucker. 1
- verb with object hustling to beg; solicit. 1
- verb with object hustling to sell in or work (an area), especially by high-pressure tactics: The souvenir venders began hustling the town at dawn. 1
- verb with object hustling to sell aggressively: to hustle souvenirs. 1
- verb with object hustling to jostle, push, or shove roughly. 1
- verb with object hustling Slang. to induce (someone) to gamble or to promote (a gambling game) when the odds of winning are overwhelmingly in one's own favor. 1
- verb with object hustling Slang. to cheat; swindle: They hustled him out of his savings. 1
- verb with object hustling Slang. (of a prostitute) to solicit (someone). to attempt to persuade (someone) to have sexual relations. to promote or publicize in a lively, vigorous, or aggressive manner: an author hustling her new book on the TV talk shows. 1