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

Despite their split, Nikki has praised Chigvintsev for his support in co-parenting their son amid her returning to wrestling. —Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025

One of the largest women's wrestling tournaments in the nation is taking over the Roebbelen Center this weekend, highlighting just how fast women's wrestling continues to grow across California and beyond. —Conor McGill, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025

Pro wrestling has always mixed flamboyance and might — and fashion, certainly, in a campy, spandex kind of way. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

Video from the mass shooting showed the two gunmen perpetrating the attack, as well as an unarmed civilian wrestling and briefly disarming one of the gunmen, who would soon rejoin the other gunman and re-arm himself. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 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