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hustling up

hustling up is the present participle and gerund of hustle up.

Meaning of hustle up

Verb

hustle up (third-person singular simple present hustles up, present participle hustling up, simple past and past participle hustled up)

  1. (transitive) To produce or find (something) by hustling (work hard, con, swindle, or deceive or obtain by illicit or forceful action).

Questions about hustling up

What is hustling up the present participle and gerund of?
Hustling up is the present participle and gerund of hustle up.

Words near hustling up in the dictionary

  1. hustlers
  2. hustles
  3. hustles up
  4. hustlin'
  5. hustling
  6. hustling up
  7. hustlings
  8. hustly
  9. hustly-bustly
  10. Huston
  11. Hustonian

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