Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hustling

/hˈʌsəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: hus-tling
IPA: /hˈʌsəlɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hustle

noun

Act of one who hustles.

Example Sentences

"In every tableau sex is made volubly vocal and polyaudible: with a variety of unorthodox stage directions, we are cued to hear the whisperings, hustlings, solicitings, gossipings, bawlings, chortlings and cooings of Glebe's rabble […]"

Inflected Forms

hustlings (plural)

Rhymes With

bustling muscling

Questions

How do you pronounce hustling?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌsəlɪŋ/.
What does hustling mean?: present participle and gerund of hustle

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