wrestled; wrestling
ˈre-sliŋ 
ˈra-;
ˈre-sᵊl-iŋ,
ˈra-
1
: to contend by grappling with and striving to trip or throw an opponent down or off balance
2
: to combat an opposing tendency or force
wrestling with his conscience
3
: to engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
4
: to engage in or as if in a violent or determined struggle
wrestling with cumbersome luggage
1
a
: to engage in (a match, bout, or fall) in wrestling
b
: to wrestle with
wrestle an alligator
2
: to move, maneuver, or force with difficulty
Synonyms
Examples of wrestle in a Sentence
Verb
They'll be wrestling each other for the championship.
They'll be wrestling with each other for the championship.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
The remarks come the same day Wall Street suffered its worst drawdown in nearly two years as investors wrestled with fears over slowing growth and the Fed’s response.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
Supernatural forces are present in the movie, if peripherally: His character encounters a ghost while wrestling with his Hindu faith.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
The judges seemed to wrestle with how to figure out how much of the law was constitutional or not and whether any pieces could be salvaged if some parts were struck down.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 19 July 2024
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Verb
Hurricane Debby’s approach to landfall and potential for up to 30 inches of rain in some locations in the Southeast perfectly illustrates a problem meteorologist Barry Goldsmith wrestled with back in 2012.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
The remarks come the same day Wall Street suffered its worst drawdown in nearly two years as investors wrestled with fears over slowing growth and the Fed’s response.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2024
Supernatural forces are present in the movie, if peripherally: His character encounters a ghost while wrestling with his Hindu faith.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 July 2024
The judges seemed to wrestle with how to figure out how much of the law was constitutional or not and whether any pieces could be salvaged if some parts were struck down.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 19 July 2024
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“Wrestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrestle. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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