grappling

1 of 2

noun

grap·​pling ˈgra-p(ə-)liŋ 

1

: grapnel

2

: grappling hook

grappling

2 of 2

present participle of grapple entry 2

Examples of grappling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Baszler is an accomplished grappling champion who jumped into pro wrestling in the mid-2010s. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Even as the clash between tech titans and anxious activists intensifies, the debate about AI is increasingly permeating community events, with the young and old grappling with the changes AI is bringing to their cities and the world. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Riz Ahmed, John Goodman and Sandra Hüller also star in Digger, which centers on Cruise’s audacious oil tycoon grappling with having started a natural disaster. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

In a story based on his Staten Island upbringing, the comic plays Scott, a 24-year-old high school dropout grappling with the loss of his firefighter father, who died in a blaze when Scott was 7. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grappling

• grappling hook

Rhymes for grappling

• sapling