: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other
Examples of wrestling in a Sentence
My favorite sport is wrestling.
He was on the wrestling team in high school.
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There was a low ratio of wrestling matches to downtime.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Guests with tickets to this three-day event can expect bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling and bareback riding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
However, other wrestling icons that backed Trump did not receive the same reaction on Monday night.
—Jeremy Hanna, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
As the wrestling icon entered the arena a little over two hours into WWE Raw, he was met with the sound of loud booing from the crowd — but despite the unwelcome reception, Hogan, 72, proceeded to talk over them and congratulate the WWE on its debut on the streaming platform, PEOPLE can confirm.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Guests with tickets to this three-day event can expect bull riding, team roping, steer wrestling and bareback riding.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
However, other wrestling icons that backed Trump did not receive the same reaction on Monday night.
—Jeremy Hanna, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
As the wrestling icon entered the arena a little over two hours into WWE Raw, he was met with the sound of loud booing from the crowd — but despite the unwelcome reception, Hogan, 72, proceeded to talk over them and congratulate the WWE on its debut on the streaming platform, PEOPLE can confirm.
—Danielle Jennings, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wrestling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestling. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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wrestling
noun
wres·tling
ˈres-liŋ 
: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other
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