Definition of
grappling has definitions from the field of sport
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[ noun ] the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

Synonyms

wrestling hand-to-hand_struggle grapple wrestle

Examples

"they had a fierce wrestle" "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

Related terms

struggle grapple wrestle

2
[ noun ] taking the bull by the horns

Synonyms

confronting coping_with tackling braving

Related terms

attempt face tackle

3
[ noun ] (sport) the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

Synonyms

wrestling rassling

Related terms

sport contact_sport flying_mare sumo professional_wrestling wrestling_hold takedown full_nelson grapple

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Rhymes with

rattling rattling traveling raveling travelling babbling toppling struggling troubling trampling quadrupling rippling tripling crippling raveling sapling baffling paneling haggling tackling dazzling dismantling travelling traveling sampling crackling throttling guzzling smuggling bustling doubling reshuffling puzzling juggling bubbling rippling groveling handling gambling dismantling rambling idling tripling toweling crippling toppling groveling quadrupling stripling grumbling fondling humbling wobbling modeling fumbling stumbling rumbling bumbling tumbling mottling mumbling bundling gambling rambling puzzling gatling wrestling dribbling trampling coupling meddling settling peddling pedaling recycling counseling strangling stifling spiralling spiraling wrangling jostling cycling dangling parceling sparkling strangling troubling drizzling piling pauling rifling rustling crawling brawling dumpling rattling throttling wrangling lolling sapling piling lulling pauling galling bungling grumbling groundling sampling appalling rattling grueling grilling sprawling trifling growling yodeling quibbling hurdling middling piddling enabling belittling marshaling leveling disabling nibbling propelling raveling repelling rappelling babbling handling peeling trembling dwindling assembling pulling polling dismantling dumpling struggling angling rolling roiling railing ruling rumbling raveling crackling guzzling rambling travelling traveling lolling kipling encircling circling sizzling wiggling lulling refueling stockpiling idling toweling roebling wrestling wrangling peeling signalling polling signaling pulling gatling babbling tackling dazzling darling rumbling grueling propelling baffling repelling puzzling rappelling dangling twinkling mingling bicycling sprinkling tinkling tingling dawdling doubling bubbling sprawling parceling spiralling spiraling sparling

Phonetic and Homophones

G R AE1 P L IH0 NG
G R AE1 P AH0 L IH0 NG

Similar Spelling

grappelli groveling grapple grappler gryoplane grovelling

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