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BNC: 19616 COCA: 22830

tussle

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
1 tussle /ˈtʌsəl/ verb
tussles; tussled; tussling
1 tussle
/ˈtʌsəl/
verb
tussles; tussled; tussling
Learner's definition of TUSSLE
[no object]
: to fight or struggle with (someone) by grabbing or pushing扭打;争斗
: to argue or compete with (someone)与…争辩;与…争执
2 tussle /ˈtʌsəl/ noun
plural tussles
2 tussle
/ˈtʌsəl/
noun
plural tussles
Learner's definition of TUSSLE
[count]
: a short fight or struggle扭打;争斗
: an argument or a dispute争执;争辩
BNC: 19616 COCA: 22830

tussle

1 of 2

noun

tus·​sle ˈtə-səl How to pronounce tussle (audio)
1
: a physical contest or struggle : scuffle
2
: an intense argument, controversy, or struggle

tussle

2 of 2

verb

tussled; tussling ˈtə-s(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce tussle (audio)

intransitive verb

: to struggle roughly : scuffle

Example Sentences

Noun The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard. a tussle for control of the company The President is in for another tussle with Congress. Verb Two players tussled for the ball. The residents of the neighborhood tussled with city hall for years about the broken parking meters.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Amid the legal tussle with Mr. Musk, Twitter has stepped up the pace of launching new features. Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 The legal tussle ended in 2019 when the Supreme Court refused to hear the case. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The legal tussle that followed came at a particularly awkward time, when the government was simultaneously making mask-wearing mandatory because of the novel coronavirus, which was first detected here in January. Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020 Tempers flared again in the 78th minute as McGraw earned a yellow card, setting off a tussle between Timbers and Sounders players that never went beyond smack talk and light shoving. oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022 There were a few bumpy moments between the two teams at Wednesday’s practice, but Stokes’ tussle with Landry set the tone. Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 The soft power tussle was on show in Africa last month, when Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov won praise for Moscow’s nuclear power technology. Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 5 Aug. 2022 But Hong Kong has yet to benefit from the tussle, and Jefferies securities analyst Shujin Chen warns that even if the largest firms choose Hong Kong over mainland exchanges, there is no guarantee their debuts will command the same valuations. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 But, a court tussle in 2017 led to a settlement in which biosimilars could not launch until 2023. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
Verb
The move, which doesn't necessarily signal a forthcoming departure for Cincinnati's striker corps, also would give FCC a play that MLS defenders won't want to tussle with and match-up against. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022 Flesh and evolutionary functions tussle for supremacy until Frank, in his way, brings it home. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2022 Virtually all modern hoofed mammals use their heads to tussle, including modern giraffes. New York Times, 2 June 2022 Instead, lawmakers are likely to tussle over the details of various amendments that Youngkin has suggested, many of them technical in nature. Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022 On the contrary, Putin's reckless invasion and barbaric siege of major Ukrainian cities have created a global sense of indignity, forcing even governments that are very reluctant to tussle with Moscow to get off the fence. David Faris, The Week, 3 Mar. 2022 As part of the Casino Royale four-episode tournament saw two local chefs tussle it out in the finale. Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022 Rizvi testified Davis and Thornton began to argue and tussle. Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2022 Originally, Peter and Toomes weren’t supposed to battle until the third act, but the screenwriters felt the characters needed to tussle much sooner. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse

First Known Use

Noun

1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1638, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tussle was in 1629
BNC: 19616 COCA: 22830
tussle

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TUSSLE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbrief, little小爭執legal法律糾紛VERB + TUSSLEhave爭鬥Anna and her conscience had a little tussle.安娜與自己的良知小小地鬥爭了一番。be engaged in, be involved in陷入爭鬥;捲入爭執PREPOSITIONin a/the tussle (in football/soccer足球) 在爭鬥中They found themselves in a legal tussle with a big corporation.他們發現自己與一家大公司產生了法律糾紛。He broke his leg in a tussle for the ball.他在搶球的時候摔斷了腿。 (in football/soccer足球) tussle between⋯之間的爭鬥a tussle between the two countries兩國之間的爭執tussle for為⋯的爭鬥There is a tussle for power before the Congress convenes.國會召開之前有權力的爭鬥。tussle over關於⋯的爭鬥a tussle over the closure of the local hospital關於是否關閉地方醫院的爭論tussle with和⋯的爭執We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我們正同一家大製藥公司鬧法律糾紛。

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