grappling

noun

grap·​pling ˈgra-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce grappling (audio)

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The footage also sees Station 42 grappling with their loss, looking for a new chief and facing a suspension from active duty. Claire Franken, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2025 During his career, Kerr won two UFC heavyweight tournaments and was an ADCC submission grappling champion. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025 Better Broken sees her grappling with the messiness of humanity, the life-affirming act of overcoming challenges and coming back to herself. Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025 Set in muted earth tones in the North Chicago suburbs, Ordinary People focuses on an affluent Waspy family grappling with the death of one son and suicide attempt of the other, who blames himself for his brother’s accidental death. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grappling

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grappling was in 1582

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“Grappling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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