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How to pronounce “hustle”
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Pronunciation guide for hustle
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of hustle with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Xolo Maridueña
Before that, it was just a side hustle.
- Definition summary
- To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.[1]
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How to pronounce hustle
Xolo Maridueña

Before that, it was just a side hustle.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “hustle”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle.[1]
- (intransitive) To rush or hurry.
- (transitive) To bundle; to stow something quickly.
- (transitive) To con, swindle, or deceive, especially financially.
- To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge one.
- (informal) To obtain by illicit or forceful action.
- (informal) To sell sex; to work as a pimp.
- (informal) To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money.
- (informal) To serve (a clientele) as a prostitute.
- To dance the hustle, a disco dance.
- (informal) To work.
- (informal) To put a lot of effort into one's work.
- [Noun]
- A state of busy activity.
- A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle.
- (preceded by a definite article) A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle (1975).
- A scam or swindle.
- (prison slang) An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison.
- (slang) An act of prostitution.
- (informal) An activity, especially to achieve a desired goal or make money.
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