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[ grap-ling ] / ˈgræp lɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR grappling ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of grapplingFirst recorded in 1590–1600; grapple + -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM grapplingun·grap·pling, adjectiveWords nearby grapplinggrappier cement, grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, GRAS, Grasmere Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grapplingWe read Thomas Piketty because we needed to understand these failures to have any hope of grappling with them. American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST When Booker assumed office, his half-a-million constituents were grappling with high unemployment and rampant poverty. The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now Europe is grappling with its worst fear—the threat of an Ebola outbreak. Ebola in Europe: What Went Wrong|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Given the daunting problems the city is grappling with—massive debt and a severe pension crisis—can you blame them? Could Rahm Lose to This Infamous Union Leader?|Kathleen Geier|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In addition to grappling with widespread budget problems, states nationwide are fighting to retain or steal top businesses. States Battle for Business|CNBC|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The terrified little group watched the two adversaries roll over and over, pounding, grappling, struggling. Finding the Lost Treasure|Helen M. Persons He was up in a moment, however, and grappling 169 with his assailant. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures|Carolyn Judson Burnett He brought to bear upon the problems with which he was grappling a clear head, wide knowledge and steady courage. To Him That Hath|Ralph Connor This viceroy is quite old and feeble but he is grappling with the new problems and is a patron of education. The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan For weeks, consciously and subconsciously, his mind had been grappling with this riddle. Mr. Britling Sees It Through|H. G. Wells
British Dictionary definitions for grappling
nounthe act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling a hook used for securing something Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to grapplingcontend, confront, cope, deal with, catch, encounter, scuffle, nail, hook, battle, close, nab, tussle, clash, fight, attack, take, grip, hug, combat |