| 单词 | tussle |
| 释义 | tussle (once / 4461 pages) nv A tussle is a rowdy fight. If the rambunctious kids you're babysitting get into a tussle, you may have to separate them for a while and calm them down. Though a tussle is often a physical fight, it's rarely a serious one. Two wrestling dogs, a couple of scuffling teenagers — these are examples of tussles. The word tussle is Scottish, a variant of touselen, which is related to tousle, or "dishevel or muss," which you might do to a little kid's hair. The root of both is the Old English tousen, "handle or push about roughly." WORD FAMILYtussle: tussled, tussles, tussling USAGE EXAMPLESThere were also several tussles after the whistle, with multiple officials pulling Beckham and Norman aside separately to caution them against further fisticuffs. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) This public tussling is as disturbing as it is unprecedented. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) In fourth place was the legal tussle over Florida’s death penalty. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n disorderly fighting Syn|Hyper dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, scuffle combat, fight, fighting, scrap the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 2v fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters Syn|Hyper scuffle contend, fight, struggle be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight 3v make messy or untidy Syn|Hyper muss disarrange destroy the arrangement or order of |
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