grappling

noun

grap·​pling ˈgra-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce grappling (audio)

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Nothing with Bucky other than that cameo, no significant grappling with taking over the mantle that came off better with the Walker plotline. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 On a recent evening in the East Village, the dancers Kris Lee and AJ Wilmore careened across a studio, grappling and colliding with each other. Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 Lightweight Grant Dawson used his superb wrestling and grappling to get the unanimous-decision victory and spoil Diego Ferreira’s 40th birthday. Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025 That will not alter the trajectory toward the fiscal crisis that the country faces (that will require grappling with entitlements), but every little bit helps. The Editors, National Review, 1 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grappling

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grappling was in 1582

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“Grappling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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