hustle
verb (used without object)
to proceed or work rapidly or energetically.
are hustling
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present progressiveof hustle.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
She added: "At the direction of the president, these companies are hustling to onshore their manufacturing in the United States as soon as possible."
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
“Most of our unit is just working people, paycheck-to-paycheck, who are hustling and juggling multiple jobs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
And so they are hustling: pitching a film adaptation of her memoir, a TV project about exonerees, a new book for Knox.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
Everything’s a hustle, like Shorty always says, but these folks are hustling after something they can’t get.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
