- present participle of tackle.
tackling
Example Sentences
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The DfE's Preventing and Tackling Bullying guidance says schools are required to have bullying prevention policies in place.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Tackling my next deck, “Boundaries Make Jobs Clear,” I learn that parents’ jobs include boundaries and validation; children’s jobs are expressing desires and feelings.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Tackling retail sprawl has also been an early priority for de Meo as he seeks to reshape the group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"Microplastics are undermining this natural shield against climate change. Tackling plastic pollution is now part of the fight against global warming."
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2026
"Tackling" is probably reduced to a finer art than in England.
From The Land of Contrasts A Briton's View of His American Kin by Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton)