Definition of tussle
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:a physical contest or struggle :scuffle
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:an intense argument, controversy, or struggle
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Examples of tussle in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of tussle from the Web
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The fight emptied both dugouts and bullpens as the players and coaches tried to break up the tussle.
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The three-month tussle had prompted a campaign by one of Akzo’s biggest shareholders to sack the chairman for not considering PPG’s offer.
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The White House did not immediately respond to questions Thursday about whether the legal tussle over the company’s alleged environmental violations came up in the meeting or in subsequent discussions.
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After a legal tussle, a federal judge granted the owner full ownership.
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After a legal tussle, a federal judge granted the owner full rights over the curiosity.
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Both numbers were expected to rise, as tussles continued late into the evening.
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TALLAHASSEE — The Seminole Tribe of Florida and the administration of Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday ended a legal tussle over the tribe's estimated $2 billion a year gambling operation in the state.
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Local insurgents are seeking autonomy for Kashmir, which is also caught in a territorial tussle between India and Pakistan.
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First Known Use of tussle
1629
tussle Synonyms
Synonyms
battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, dustup, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scrum, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, fightRelated Words
pitched battle, rough-and-tumble; affray [chiefly British], battle royal, brawl, broil, donnybrook, free-for-all, melee (also mêlée), mix-up, ruckus, ruction; blows, fistfight, fisticuffs, grapple, handgrips, punch-out, punch-up [chiefly British], slugfest; confrontation, duel, face-off, joust; altercation, argle-bargle [chiefly British], argument, argy-bargy [chiefly British], contretemps, controversy, cross fire, disagreement, dispute, falling-out, kickup, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, spat, squabble, tangle, tiff, wrangle; catfightNear Antonyms
truceDefinition of tussle
Examples of tussle in a Sentence
The two basketball players tussled for the ball.
The residents of the neighborhood tussled with city hall for years about the broken parking meters.
Recent Examples of tussle from the Web
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These shifts may inaugurate yet another local-versus-federal conflict with the Trump administration, which is already tussling with many liberal cities over other protections for immigrants.
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Tingler refused to get in the squad car and tussled with officers.
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Over the course of the week, minority rights groups and the state tussled over whether — and how — the state’s political maps should change to fix possible voting rights act violations ahead of the 2018 elections.
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The warrant says the suspect tussled with the women for a moment, then took the purse and fled in a black Mazda 3 with a Florida license plate.
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A June trial had been scheduled, however it was postponed after a late April hearing at which attorney Robert Motta and Tegeler verbally tussled over Motta's readiness for trial.
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The video shows two males begin to tussle, and then a total of seven gunshots are heard.
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Jaishankar said the Jadhav case has taken on added resonance as India and Pakistan tussle over multiple issues.
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Mr. Thakkar and his wife of five years, Meera Manek, have split and are tussling over his assets.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tussle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of tussle
Middle English (Scots) tussillen, frequentative of Middle English -tusen, -tousen to tousle — more at touse
TUSSLE Defined for English Language Learners
tussle
play
noun
Definition of tussle for English Language Learners
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: a short fight or struggle
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: an argument or a dispute
tussle
verb
Definition of tussle for English Language Learners
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: to fight or struggle with someone by grabbing or pushing
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: to argue or compete with someone
TUSSLE Defined for Kids
Definition of tussle for Students
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:a short fight or struggle
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:a rough argument or a struggle against difficult odds
Definition of tussle for Students
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