tussle
to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
any vigorous or determined struggle, conflict, etc.: I had quite a tussle with that chemistry exam.
Origin of tussle
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How to use tussle in a sentence
His enrollment in the British Army in April 2006 certainly helped keep him out of the public eye for weeks at a time, but there was another tussle with photographers outside a nightclub in 2007.
Will Prince Harry’s Memoir Be Totally Honest About His ‘Wild Years’? | Tom Sykes | August 5, 2022 | The Daily BeastEither way, it is safe to say that Google’s near-to-medium-term future will be defined by tussles with governments across the world.
‘Inaccurate and inflammatory’: Google moves to have Texas AG-led antitrust case dismissed | Ronan Shields | January 24, 2022 | DigidayThe power tussle ramped up as cases began sharply climbing in Kentucky in August with the rise of the delta variant.
Kentucky schools overwhelmingly keep mask mandates after Republicans scrapped state requirement | Fenit Nirappil | September 21, 2021 | Washington PostIf you’re a multiple-cat household, consider toys that are best for two or more cats in order to avoid any tussles.
Best cat toys: Your favorite feline will give two paws up to these cat accessories | Irena Collaku | July 21, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNow there’s a device that does away with the toked-up tussle.
But first, there's a tussle with the senior senator from Arizona to take care of.
Rand Paul Eats Up Hoax That John McCain Met With ISIS | Olivia Nuzzi | September 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey would rustle and tussle it for like three minutes and that was it!
OITNB’s New Villain Vee, Played By Lorraine Toussaint, Speaks for the First Time | Kevin Fallon | June 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWithout his high-school wrestling experience, she might have won the tussle.
Behind the scenes the speech was the subject of an intense tussle.
How the Chuck Hagel Fight Changed the American Jewish Landscape in Washington | J. J. Goldberg | August 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth Parks and Brechneff tussle with the idea of being almost insiders.
Insider Outsiders: How to Write About Greece and Italy | Alexander Aciman | July 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTStreams which a boy could wade last March would now give an elephant a tussle.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonThere was a terrible tussle, but the white man finally killed his huge enemy.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber"I'm quite sure that I don't want another sich a tussle," meditated the Deacon.
Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) | John McElroyAfter the friendly tussle, the mother and daughter continued on their journey to the forks of the Shaeyela.
Red Hunters And the Animal People | Charles A. EastmanHowever the reis pluckily led the way, and seized him by the hind leg, when the crowd of men rushed in, and we had a grand tussle.
The Desert World | Arthur Mangin
British Dictionary definitions for tussle
/ (ˈtʌsəl) /
(intr) to fight or wrestle in a vigorous way; struggle
a vigorous fight; scuffle; struggle
Origin of tussle
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