wrestling

Meaning of wrestling

noun

the sport or activity of grappling with an opponent and trying to throw or hold them down on the ground, typically according to a code of rules.

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.
    he wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious
  2. struggle with a difficulty or problem.
    for over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience

Old English, frequentative of wrǣstan ‘wrest’.

Information about wrestling

  • The plural form of wrestling is: wrestlings.
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Hyphenation of wrestling

wrestling

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
  • wrestling is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

wrestling synonyms

Meaning wrestle:

wrestle, grapple, grappling

Meaning rassling:

rassling, grappling

Meaning take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons:

fight

Meaning make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction:

struggle

Meaning have a long, complicated dispute or argument:

wrangle

Meaning compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something):

contend

Meaning compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something:

vie

Meaning struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something:

battle

Meaning take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable):

combat

Meaning engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters:

scuffle

Meaning engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle:

tussle

Meaning push, elbow, or bump against (someone) roughly, typically in a crowd:

jostle

Meaning fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way:

brawl

Meaning meet and come into violent conflict:

clash

Meaning discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal:

scrap

Translation of wrestling

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