Struggle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstrʌɡl|  American pronunciation of the word struggle
Brit.  |ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word struggle

noun

- an energetic attempt to achieve something (syn: battle)
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
- an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) (syn: battle, conflict)
- strenuous effort
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her

verb

- make a strenuous or labored effort (syn: fight)
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
- to exert strenuous effort against opposition
he struggled to get free from the rope
- climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling (syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter)
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (syn: contend, fight)

Extra examples

There was a struggle for the gun.

There was no sign of a struggle.

It was a struggle getting out of bed this morning.

With a struggle I managed to get out of the cockpit.

I could now without too much struggle understand most of the article.

It was a struggle to make ends meet.

Maths is a real struggle for her.

They struggled to remain alive.

He struggled to make himself heard.

One by one, the insects struggled out of the smoke-filled hole.

She's struggling to bring up a family alone.

The airline is struggling with high costs.

Millions of people are struggling for survival.

Firms are struggling against a prolonged recession.

James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the burglars.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: struggle
he/she/it: struggles
present participle: struggling
past tense: struggled
past participle: struggled
noun
singular: struggle
plural: struggles
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