hustle — to work energetically and quickly; to push or force someone roughly
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to work energetically and quickly; to push or force someone roughly
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈhʌsəl/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother can hustle faster than teenagers when there's a sale at the department store.
- He started a side hustle selling homemade cookies to pay for his gaming addiction.
- The security guard hustled the noisy customers out of the library.
hustle
VERB[/ˈhʌsəl/]
to work energetically and quickly; to push or force someone roughly
Street vendors hustle through Friday's rush, juggling orders, cash, and dancing customers all at once.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Hustle derives from 17th-century Dutch 'husselen,' meaning to shake or toss. The word originally referred to rough pushing or jostling, and gradually evolved to mean working busily or energetically.
Breakdown
Dutch husselen (to shake, toss, jostle) → English hustle. The morpheme shift from physical jostling to active labor reflects semantic broadening common in early modern language contact between Dutch and English.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother can hustle faster than teenagers when there's a sale at the department store.”
“He started a side hustle selling homemade cookies to pay for his gaming addiction.”
“The security guard hustled the noisy customers out of the library.”
“Students hustle between classes to avoid being late.”
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