wrestling

noun

wres·​tling ˈre-sliŋ 

ˈra-;

ˈre-sᵊl-iŋ,

ˈra-

: a sport or contest in which two unarmed individuals struggle hand to hand with each attempting to subdue or unbalance the other

Examples of wrestling in a Sentence

My favorite sport is wrestling.

He was on the wrestling team in high school.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Guerrero Family Legacy Chavo Guerrero is a third-generation superstar and a member of one of the most respected families in professional wrestling history. —Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025

Operating across Japan and the U.S., Sukeban has positioned itself at the intersection of Japan’s rich women’s wrestling tradition and contemporary pop culture. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2025

Under Nexstar, the CW has been beefing up its sports programming with everything from LIV Golf and ACC college football to WWE wrestling and PBA Bowling. —Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025

Some engaged in mud wrestling, while others crafted a makeshift slip-n-slide, social media posts showed. —Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wrestling

• arm wrestling
• Indian wrestling
• wrist wrestling

Kids Definition

wrestling

noun

wres·​tling ˈres-liŋ 

: the sport in which two contestants wrestle each other