hustle
- noun
- /ˈhʌsəl/
- If I don't see some hustle, we're all going to stay late and run lines.
- hustle and bustle
- away from the hustle
Over time they tend to blow it, but that hustle they can get successful.
- Over time they tend to blow it, but that hustle they can get successful.
- But it's 'cause it's still, you know, a hustle and you're still always working.
- So I expected that kind of like hustle culture kind of non fiction.
- Because I think for me personally, I'm not in that hustle grind stage anymore.
- I spent time in the city, like feeling that hustle and bustle city being Manhattan.
- Because we don't have that same tenacity or hustle because we don't have to.
- I expect a little more hustle out of La Z Boy.
- So that worked really well dealing with that last minute hustle kind of stuff.
- So you try to protect your children from the hustle and grit that you was under.
- You know, And I think seeing that hustle culture is what my son sees from me.
Examples
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But I just love your hustle and grind, right?
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So, partner, you ready to take me back to the hustle and bustle of city life?
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The hustle is all too real.
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So I expected that kind of like hustle culture kind of non fiction.
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And so I have had these seasons of hustle that have led to burnout.
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"I love the hustle and bustle downtown," she said many times.
Fiction book (2002) -
Taking the time to make an informed decision with all the hustle and bustle around will be difficult.
Blog text (12) -
Sometimes, though, when caught up in the hustle and bustle of the day, we tend to not seek out opportunities to assist.
Academic text (2014) -
It's small shops, the diversity of the crowds, the hustle and bustle.
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In the heart of the city, the hustle of the crowd created an electric atmosphere.
Synonyms
A state of acting quickly that often causes mistakes
A sudden strong movement or flow caused by urgency and excitement
A short time of excitement and activity
Fuss and busy activity about something that is not needed
A sudden short burst of activity, wind, or snow
A sudden hurried rush to get something before others
Busy, noisy movement in a place with many people
A noisy, confused situation with many people and activity
A noisy disturbance among people in one place
Antonyms
Compounds
How Busy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun hustle for busy activity links to the image of people being pushed and moving fast, and it appears in the common phrase 'hustle and bustle' meaning noisy, active life. So a city's hustle is its hurry and busy movement.