wrestling

[res-ling] / ˈrɛs lɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

fighting

Synonyms

STRONG

battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting warmongering

WEAK

angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms

Antonyms

STRONG

kind nice peaceful

WEAK

peaceloving

NOUN

martial art

Synonyms

STRONGEST

judo karate

WEAK

aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do

NOUN

martial art

Synonyms

STRONGEST

judo karate

WEAK

aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do

Example Sentences

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“The question I think that we are wrestling with, and markets are wrestling with, is, how long is this going to last?” he said.

From Barron's

We sat there another moment, both of us wrestling with the baffling implications of receiving a Cocoon.

From Literature

Holding, wrestling, battling ... call it what you will.

From BBC

I was left wrestling with a difficult question - was my generation part of the problem?

From BBC

The company is still wrestling with the costs of its previous takeovers and resulting waves of reductions.

From Los Angeles Times