- present participle of hustle.
hustling
Example Sentences
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Restaurant teams and executives are focused and hustling, Masino said, but Cracker Barrel’s recovery remains fragile.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Scripted offerings include the feature “Mexico ’86,” starring a wildly hustling Diego Luna.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
"They have made her look like she is a desperate young girl hustling for people's money," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
There are already those who are hustling in AI out of fears that it is their last chance at the American dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Charlie told me their roles for employees: no lateness, no laziness, no stealing, no kind of hustling off any customers, especially men in uniform.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
