tussling
present participle oftussle
tussle
verb[I]
uk/ˈtʌs.əl/us/ˈtʌs.əl/tussleverb[I](DISAGREE)
to havedifficultdisagreementsorstrongarguments:
During his twelveyearsinCongresshe has tussledwiththechemical,drugandpowercompaniesonbehalfof theordinaryperson.
Theresidentsare still tusslingoverthe ever-scarcerstreetparking.
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- dicker
- dissent
- feud
- make the fur flyidiom
- row
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- split
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- that's a matter of opinionidiom
tussleverb[I](FIGHT)
tofightwith anotherpersonusingyourarmsandbody:
Theboysstartedto tussle in theplayground.
Fighting
- a fight to the finishidiom
- bellicosity
- blood diamond
- blow
- boots on the groundidiom
- call to arms
- combat
- come close to blowsidiom
- conflict diamond
- grapple
- rout
- scrimmage
- shootout
- skirmish
- stoush
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
- tilt
- toe
- turf war
Phrasal verb
tussle withsomething
Examplesoftussling
tussling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In fact, we did try harder - indeed in terms of the time spenttusslingwith this problem, we tried very much harder.
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I actively enjoytusslingmentally with these questions.
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Twelve teams will betusslingout in the quarterfinals with four groups of three teams each.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a nod to their trademark silliness, they can be seentusslingin the midst of their choreographed descent down the stairs.
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