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hustleto 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/

Korean meaning: 바쁘게 열심히 일하다; 거칠게 밀치다

Korean pronunciation: **허**슬

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

hustle concept
💡 Concept

Street vendors hustle through Friday's rush, juggling orders, cash, and dancing customers all at once.

hustle rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Build your muscle, win the tussle, always hustle!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈhʌsəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈhʌsəl/

🌳Etymology

Roothustle

Origin

17세기 네덜란드어 'husselen(흔들다, 뒤섞다)'에서 유래되어, 원래는 '거칠게 밀치다'는 의미였다가 '바쁘게 일하다'로 의미가 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

muscletusslerussellbustle
muscle
tussle
russell
bustle

🔗Collocations

hustle and bustle
side hustle
hustle for money
street hustle
hustle through
hustle up

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother can hustle faster than teenagers when there's a sale at the department store.

😄 Fun example

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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

rushhurryscramblescurrydash

Antonyms

dawdleloiterrelax

Related

bustlescamgrindstruggleenergy

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