grappling
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grappling
- /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -æplɪŋ, -æpəlɪŋ
noun grapplings
- An act in which something is grappled or grappled with. […] the Schoenberg is irresistible to young hearts in their initial grapplings with great questions of life, death, love and suffering.
- A grappling hook or grappling iron.
- A small anchor; a grapnel.
Similar: handygripes
verb
- present participle and gerund of grapple
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wrestle, wrestling, tackling, confronting, braving, coping with, hand-to-hand struggle, rassling, irons, fighting, prey, facing, struggling, encountering, wrangling, coping
noun
Similar: handygripes
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noun act in which something is grappled
| Deutsch | herumschlagend, packend |
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Talk about this word "grappling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grappling. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grappling. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grappling "grappling." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grappling.Cite this
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title = {grappling},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grappling},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
